Where does “lily-liveredly” come from?
lily-liveredly (English) comes from English lily-livered, from English livered, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung — on, onto.
lily-liveredly (English): In a lily-livered manner
Definitions
- In a lily-livered manner
Ancestry of “lily-liveredly”, step by step
lily-liveredly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lily-livered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lily-livered | Cowardly, lacking courage |
| 2 | English | livered | Having a specified form of liver |
| 3 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 5 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 6 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 7 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 8 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 9 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |