Where does “pleasantly” come from?

Pleasantly comes from Middle English -ly added to Old English -līċ, which derives from Latin placere meaning "to please."

pleasantly (English): In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant...

Definitions

  1. In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant...

Ancestry of “pleasantly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpleasauntlyObsolete form of pleasantly
2EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
3VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Vietnamese ly →Every word from English ly →Every word from English pleasauntly →