Where does “icily” come from?
Icily derives from English icy with the English suffix -y, from Middle French -ie and Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁és-mi meaning "to be."
icily (English): In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling...
Definitions
- In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling...
Ancestry of “icily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | icy | Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice;... |
| 2 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 3 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 4 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |