Where does “laboriously” come from?
Laboriously derives from Middle English -ly added to Latin laboriosus, an adjective formed with the Latin suffix -osus from a root ultimately traceable to Proto-Indo-European elements including leb-, līg-, and ḱóm.
laboriously (English): With great expenditure of effort, in a manner...
Definitions
- With great expenditure of effort, in a manner...
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