Where does “restlessly” come from?
Restlessly comes from English restless with the adverbial suffix -ly, from Middle English -ly, from Old English -līċ meaning "like" or "of the nature of," from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to lie" and "together."
restlessly (English): In a restless manner
Ancestry of “restlessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | restless | Not allowing or affording rest; Without rest;... |
| 2 | Middle English | restles | — |
| 3 | Latin | inceptiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |