Where does “lasciviously” come from?
lasciviously (English) comes from English lascivious, from Latin lascīviōsus, from Latin lascīvia, from Latin lascivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
lasciviously (English): In a lascivious manner
Definitions
- In a lascivious manner
Ancestry of “lasciviously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lascivious | Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful |
| 2 | Latin | lascīviōsus | lascivious, playful, unrestrained, wanton |
| 3 | Latin | lascīvia | wantonness, jollity |
| 4 | Latin | lascivus | wanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,... |
| 5 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |