Where does “noiselessly” come from?
Noiselessly derives from English noiseless, combining English noise from Old English -līċ and Old English -lēas meaning without, ultimately tracing to Latin nausea and Proto-Indo-European roots.
noiselessly (English): In a quiet manner, without any noise
Definitions
- In a quiet manner, without any noise
Ancestry of “noiselessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | noiseless | Producing no noise; without noise |
| 2 | English | noise | Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant;... |
| 3 | Middle English | noyse | — |
| 4 | Old French | noise | dispute, argument; noise, sound |
| 5 | Latin | nausea | nausea; seasickness; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ναυσία | nausea, seasickness |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ναῦς | a ship |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |