Where does “mauvely” come from?
mauvely (English) comes from English mauve, from French mauve, from Middle French mauve, from Old French mave, from Old English mæw, from Proto-Germanic maiwiz, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.
mauvely (English): In a mauve manner; with a mauve colour
Definitions
- In a mauve manner; with a mauve colour
Ancestry of “mauvely”, step by step
mauvely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mauve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mauve | A bright purple synthetic dye; The colour of this... |
| 2 | French | mauve | mallow; mauve; mew, gull, seagull |
| 3 | Middle French | mauve | — |
| 4 | Old French | mave | gull; seagull |
| 5 | Old English | mæw | gull, seagull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwiz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |