Where does “myriadly” come from?
myriadly (English) comes from English myriad, from French myriade, from Late Latin myrias, from Ancient Greek μυριάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.
myriadly (English): In very great numbers
Definitions
- In very great numbers
Ancestry of “myriadly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | myriad | Ten thousand; 10,000; A countless number or... |
| 2 | French | myriade | ten thousand; myriad |
| 3 | Late Latin | myrias | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μυριάς | a number of ten thousand, a myriad |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |