Where does “hellaciously” come from?
hellaciously (English) comes from English hellacious, from English hell, from Middle English helle, from Old English hell, from Proto-West Germanic hallju, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
hellaciously (English): In a hellacious manner
Definitions
- In a hellacious manner
Ancestry of “hellaciously”, step by step
hellaciously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hellacious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hellacious | horrible, awful, hellish, agonizing; nasty,... |
| 2 | English | hell | A place or situation of great suffering in life;... |
| 3 | Middle English | helle | Hell the Christian place of damnation |
| 4 | Old English | hell | hell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hallju | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haljō | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |