Where does “intermittingly” come from?

intermittingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

intermittingly (English): With intermissions; at intervals

Definitions

  1. With intermissions; at intervals

Ancestry of “intermittingly”, step by step

intermittingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English intermitting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishintermittingpresent participle of intermit

Words derived from “intermittingly”

Every word from Vietnamese ly →