Where does “negligently” come from?
Negligently comes from Middle English negligent plus the -ly adverb suffix, from Latin negligens, meaning careless, derived from Latin neglego, to disregard or not pick up, from Latin lego, to gather or choose.
negligently (English): In a negligent manner
Definitions
- In a negligent manner
Ancestry of “negligently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |