Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “peccantly” come from?

peccantly (English) comes from English peccant, from Latin peccantis, from Latin peccāns, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

peccantly (English): In a peccant manner

Definitions

  1. In a peccant manner

Ancestry of “peccantly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeccantUnhealthy; causing disease; Sinful; Wrong;...
2Latinpeccantisgenitive masculine singular of peccāns; genitive...
3Latinpeccāns—
4Latinpeccō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →