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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

Definitions

  1. In a peerless manner

Ancestry of “peerlessly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeerlessWithout peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil....
2Middle EnglishperelesPeerless, unrivalled; lacking equivalent or...
3Middle English-lesLacking ; without
4Turkish-lewith, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form...
5Turkishilewith; and
6Ottoman Turkishایله—
7Old Anatolian Turkishاِیلَه—
8Proto-Turkicbilewith, together, also
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