Where does “rip-roaringly” come from?
rip-roaringly (English) comes from English rip-roaring, from English RIP, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
rip-roaringly (English): In a rip-roaring manner
Definitions
- In a rip-roaring manner
Ancestry of “rip-roaringly”, step by step
rip-roaringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rip-roaring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rip-roaring | Exciting, energetic, enthusiastic, with gusto |
| 2 | English | RIP | Initialism of requiescat in pace, initialism of... |
| 3 | English | -le | A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating... |
| 4 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |