Where does “moribundly” come from?

moribundly (English) comes from English moribund, from Latin moribundus, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr — to die.

moribundly (English): In a moribund way

Definitions

  1. In a moribund way

Ancestry of “moribundly”, step by step

moribundly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English moribund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoribundApproaching death; about to die; dying; expiring;...
2Latinmoribundusdying, moribund; fatal, mortal
3LatinmoriorI die; I decay, wither
4Proto-Italic*moriōrto die

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Italic *moriōr →Every word from Latin morior →Every word from Latin moribundus →