Where does “hideously” come from?
Hideously derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, tracing back through formations meaning "like" or "body."
hideously (English): In a hideous manner; To an extreme degree
Definitions
- In a hideous manner; To an extreme degree
Ancestry of “hideously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hidously | hideously |
| 2 | Middle English | -ly | Alternative form of -liche |
| 3 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |