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Where does “harmoniously” come from?

Harmoniously comes from Middle French harmonieux, Old English -līċ (suffix meaning "like"), Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.

harmoniously (English): In a harmonious manner; coordinately

Definitions

  1. In a harmonious manner; coordinately

Ancestry of “harmoniously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
2EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
3Middle Englishgrisely—
4Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
5Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
6Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →