Where does “smuttily” come from?
smuttily (English) comes from English smutty, from English smut, from Middle English smutten — to defile, debase.
smuttily (English): In a smutty way
Ancestry of “smuttily”, step by step
smuttily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smutty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | smutty | Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty; Obscene,... |
| 2 | English | smut | Soot; A flake of ash or soot; Sexually vulgar... |
| 3 | Middle English | smutten | to defile, debase |
via English ly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ly | Abbreviation of light-year |
| 2 | Vietnamese | ly | Alternative spelling of li |