Where does “riantly” come from?

riantly (English) comes from English riant, from French riant, from Middle French riant, from Old French riant, from Old French rire, from Late Latin rīdo, from Latin rīdeō — to laugh.

riantly (English): In a riant manner

Definitions

  1. In a riant manner

Ancestry of “riantly”, step by step

riantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English riant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishriantWhen said of a person or a person's manner:...
2Frenchriantpresent participle of rire; gerund of rire;...
3Middle Frenchriant—
4Old Frenchriantpresent participle of rire; laughing; joyous;...
5Old Frenchrireto laugh
6Late Latinrīdo—
7Latinrīdeōto laugh

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin rīdeō →Every word from Late Latin rīdo →Every word from Old French rire →