Where does “litreally” come from?
litreally (English) comes from English really, from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
Ancestry of “litreally”, step by step
litreally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English really
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | really | In a way or manner that is real, not unreal;... |
| 2 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 3 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 4 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 5 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 6 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English literally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | literally | word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom... |
| 2 | English | literal | Exactly as stated; read or understood without... |
| 3 | Old French | literal | literal exactly as stated |
| 4 | Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |