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Where does “gardenly” come from?

gardenly (English) comes from English garden, from Middle English gardyn, from Middle Dutch gordine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gardenly (English): Like a garden

Definitions

  1. Like a garden

Ancestry of “gardenly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgardenAn outdoor area containing one or more types of...
2Middle Englishgardyngarden; One's inner soul; Alternative form of...
3Middle Dutchgordine—
4Old Frenchcortinecurtain
5Late Latincortinacauldron; curtain; curtain
6Latincortinacauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,...
7Latincortemaccusative singular of cōrs
8LatincorsAlternative form of cohors; farmyard or...
9Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
10Latinco-allomorph of con-
11Latincōn-—
12Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
13Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
14Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—
18Germankitt—
19Old High Germankuti—
20Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
21Proto-Germanickweduzresin
22Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
23Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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