Where does “multifidly” come from?

multifidly (English) comes from English multifid, from English multifidus, from Latin -fidus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

multifidly (English): In a multifid manner

Definitions

  1. In a multifid manner

Ancestry of “multifidly”, step by step

multifidly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English multifid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultifidCleft into many parts or lobes
2EnglishmultifidusA thin muscle consisting of a number of fleshy...
3Latin-fidusfid, forming adjectives meaning "cleft" or "split"
4Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
5Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
6Proto-Italic-os
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Latin -usEvery word from Latin -fidus
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