Where does “peerlessly” come from?
peerlessly (English) comes from English peerless, from Middle English pereles, from Middle English -les, from Turkish -le, from Turkish ile, from Ottoman Turkish ایله, from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیلَه, from Proto-Turkic bile — with, together, also.
peerlessly (English): In a peerless manner
Ancestry of “peerlessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | peerless | Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil.... |
| 2 | Middle English | pereles | Peerless, unrivalled; lacking equivalent or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -les | Lacking ; without |
| 4 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 5 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | — |
| 7 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |