Where does “forcibly” come from?

Forcibly comes from Middle French forcible, composed of force and the Old English -līċ suffix (from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, related to Proto-Germanic galīkaz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and līg-.

forcibly (English): In a forcible manner, by force, against one's...

Definitions

  1. In a forcible manner, by force, against one's...

Ancestry of “forcibly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforcibleDone by force, forced; Having force, forceful;...
2Middle Frenchforcible—

Words derived from “forcibly”

Every word from Middle French forcible →Every word from English forcible →