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Where does “interiorly” come from?

Interiorly derives from English interior, from Latin interior meaning "inner," from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros built with the comparative suffix -teros.

interiorly (English): In the interior part; internally; inwardly

Definitions

  1. In the interior part; internally; inwardly

Ancestry of “interiorly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
2EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
3Middle Englishgrisely—
4Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
5Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
6Proto-Germanic*-līk—
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