Where does “ignorantly” come from?
Ignorantly comes from Middle English -ly added to Old English -līċ (resembling), from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, combining Proto-Germanic galīkaz with Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm (together).
ignorantly (English): In an ignorant manner; Accidentally
Definitions
- In an ignorant manner; Accidentally
Ancestry of “ignorantly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |