Where does “priorly” come from?
priorly (English) comes from English Prior, from Latin prior, from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Italic prijōs, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
priorly (English): previously
Definitions
- previously
Ancestry of “priorly”, step by step
priorly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Prior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Prior | for someone employed by a prior |
| 2 | Latin | prior | former, prior, previous; the first, the original;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | priōs | former |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prijōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |