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Where does “relaxedly” come from?

relaxedly (English) comes from English relaxed, from English relax, from Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

relaxedly (English): In a relaxed manner

Definitions

  1. In a relaxed manner

Ancestry of “relaxedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelaxedHaving an easy-going mood or temperament; Eased...
2EnglishrelaxTo calm down; To make something loose; To become...
3Middle Englishrelaxen—
4Old FrenchrelaxerAlternative form of relaschier
5LatinrelaxoI stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen,...
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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