Where does “particularly” come from?
Particularly comes from Middle French particuler, from Latin particularis meaning "relating to a part," derived from Latin particula with the suffix -aris.
particularly (English): Especially, extremely; To a great extent;...
Definitions
- Especially, extremely; To a great extent;...
Ancestry of “particularly”, 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 | — |