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Where does “rejoicingly” come from?

rejoicingly (English) comes from English rejoicing, from English rejoice, from Middle English rejoicen, from Old French resjoïr, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

rejoicingly (English): In a rejoicing manner

Definitions

  1. In a rejoicing manner

Ancestry of “rejoicingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrejoicingpresent participle of rejoice; An act of showing...
2EnglishrejoiceTo be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel...
3Middle Englishrejoicen—
4Old FrenchresjoïrAlternative form of resjoir
5Old Frenchre-re-
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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