Where does “rendingly” come from?

rendingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

rendingly (English): So as to rend or tear apart

Definitions

  1. So as to rend or tear apart

Ancestry of “rendingly”, step by step

rendingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English rending

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrendingpresent participle of rend; The act by which...
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