Where does “slidingly” come from?

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

slidingly (English): With a sliding motion

Definitions

  1. With a sliding motion

Ancestry of “slidingly”, step by step

slidingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

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

via English sliding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishslidingpresent participle of slide; The motion of...
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