Where does “miserlily” come from?

miserlily (English) comes from English miserly, from English Miser, from Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser.

miserlily (English): In a miserly manner

Definitions

  1. In a miserly manner

Ancestry of “miserlily”, step by step

miserlily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English miserly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiserlyLike a miser; very covetous; cautious with money
2EnglishMisera surname
3Middle Englishmisser—
4Late Latinmiser—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Late Latin miser →Every word from Middle English misser →Every word from English Miser →