Where does “pathbreakingly” come from?

pathbreakingly (English) comes from English pathbreaking, from English path, from Middle English path, from Old English pæþ, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs — to pass; path.

pathbreakingly (English): In a pathbreaking or pioneering manner

Definitions

  1. In a pathbreaking or pioneering manner

Ancestry of “pathbreakingly”, step by step

pathbreakingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pathbreaking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpathbreakingOpening a new path or approach
2EnglishpathA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians;...
3Middle EnglishpathAn informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A...
4Old Englishpæþpath
5Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
6Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
7Proto-IranianpántaHh
8Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHsEvery word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh
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