Where does “soulishly” come from?
soulishly (English) comes from English soulish, from English soul, from Middle English soule, from Middle English sowel, from Old English sufel, from English soufflé, from French soufflé, from French souffler.
soulishly (English): In a soulish manner
Definitions
- In a soulish manner
Ancestry of “soulishly”, step by step
soulishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soulish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soulish | Relating to or involving the human soul |
| 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- | — |