Where does “healthily” come from?
Healthily is the English adverb form derived from health, with the -ly suffix tracing through Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, and Latin -ia and -ivus formations.
healthily (English): In a healthy manner
Definitions
- In a healthy manner
Ancestry of “healthily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | healthy | Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |