Where does “pestilently” come from?

pestilently (English) comes from English pestilent, from Latin pestilens, from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

pestilently (English): In a pestilent manner

Definitions

  1. In a pestilent manner

Ancestry of “pestilently”, step by step

pestilently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pestilent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpestilentHighly injurious or destructive to life: deadly;...
2Latinpestilenspestilential, infected, unhealthy; noxious,...
3Latinpestisa disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin pestis →Every word from Latin pestilens →Every word from English pestilent →