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Where does “murmuringly” come from?

murmuringly (English) comes from English murmuring, from English murmur, from Middle English murmur, from Old French murmure, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.

murmuringly (English): With a murmuring sound

Definitions

  1. With a murmuring sound

Ancestry of “murmuringly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmurmuringpresent participle of murmur; A sound that...
2EnglishmurmurAny low, indistinct sound, like that of running...
3Middle EnglishmurmurA whining, protesting or complaining in the...
4Old Frenchmurmure—
5Latinmurmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmormur-—
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