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Where does “single-heartedly” come from?

single-heartedly (English) comes from English single-hearted, from English single, from Middle English single, from Old French sengle, from Late Latin cingula, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

single-heartedly (English): In a single-hearted manner; devotedly and...

Definitions

  1. In a single-hearted manner; devotedly and...

Ancestry of “single-heartedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsingle-heartedHaving an honest heart; straightforward, free...
2EnglishsingleNot accompanied by anything else; one in number;...
3Middle Englishsingle—
4Old Frenchsenglesingle; alone; alone; in an unaccompanied way
5Late Latincingulanominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum
6LatinCingulum—
7Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
8Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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