Where does “seriously” come from?
Seriously derives from English serious plus the adverbial suffix -ly, from Middle English -ly, from Old English -līċ meaning "like," from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately from Latin serius meaning "grave or earnest."
seriously (English): In a serious or literal manner; Gravely; deeply;...
Definitions
- In a serious or literal manner; Gravely; deeply;...
Ancestry of “seriously”, step by step