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
- In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant...
Ancestry of “pleasantly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pleasauntly | Obsolete form of pleasantly |
| 2 | English | ly | Abbreviation of light-year |
| 3 | Vietnamese | ly | Alternative spelling of li |