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.
riantly (English): In a riant manner
Ancestry of “riantly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | riant | When said of a person or a person's manner:... |
| 2 | French | riant | present participle of rire; gerund of rire;... |
| 3 | Middle French | riant | — |
| 4 | Old French | riant | present participle of rire; laughing; joyous;... |
| 5 | Old French | rire | to laugh |
| 6 | Late Latin | rīdo | — |
| 7 | Latin | rīdeō | — |