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Where does “skitteringly” come from?

skitteringly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

skitteringly (English): So as to skitter; with rapid, twitchy motion

Definitions

  1. So as to skitter; with rapid, twitchy motion

Ancestry of “skitteringly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
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