Where does “soulfully” come from?
soulfully (English) comes from English soulful, from English soul, from Middle English soule, from Middle English sowel, from Old English sufel, from English soufflé, from French soufflé, from French souffler.
soulfully (English): In a soulful manner
Definitions
- In a soulful manner
Ancestry of “soulfully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soulful | Full of emotion and vigor; Full of soul; Enough... |
| 2 | English | soul | The spirit or essence of a person usually thought... |
| 3 | Middle English | soule | A soul or spirit; an animating force |
| 4 | Middle English | sowel | Food, especially that served with bread as a side or condiment; sowl |
| 5 | Old English | sufel | anything eaten with bread, e.g. meat, vegetables,... |
| 6 | English | soufflé | A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and... |
| 7 | French | soufflé | soufflé; past participle of souffler |
| 8 | French | souffler | to blow; to blow out; to whisper |
| 9 | Old French | sofler | — |
| 10 | Latin | sufflō | to blow, puff up, inflate |
| 11 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |