Where does “militarily” come from?
Militarily comes from Middle English -ly added to military, which derives from Latin militaris, formed from Latin mīles (soldier) and the Latin suffix -āris.
militarily (English): In a military or martial manner; not peaceably;...
Definitions
- In a military or martial manner; not peaceably;...
Ancestry of “militarily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |