Where does “jawbreakingly” come from?

jawbreakingly (English) comes from English jawbreaking, from English Jaw, from Middle English jowe, from Old French joe, from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota.

jawbreakingly (English): In a way that is very difficult to say or...

Definitions

  1. In a way that is very difficult to say or...

Ancestry of “jawbreakingly”, step by step

jawbreakingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English jawbreaking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjawbreakingVery difficult to pronounce
2EnglishJawOne of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth
3Middle Englishjowejaw, jawbone
4Old Frenchjoecheek
5Vulgar Latin*ga(v)ota—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota →Every word from Old French joe →Every word from Middle English jowe →