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Where does “laggingly” come from?

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

laggingly (English): So as to lag or fall behind

Definitions

  1. So as to lag or fall behind

Ancestry of “laggingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Vietnamese ly →