Where does “spunkily” come from?
spunkily (English) comes from English spunky, from English spunk, from English funk, from French funquer, from Vulgar Latin fumicare, from Latin fūmigāre, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos — smoke; mist, haze.
spunkily (English): in a spunky manner
Definitions
- in a spunky manner
Ancestry of “spunkily”, step by step
spunkily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spunky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spunky | Spirited or plucky; Pertaining to or like spunk;... |
| 2 | English | spunk | A spark; Touchwood; tinder; A piece of tinder,... |
| 3 | English | funk | Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A... |
| 4 | French | funquer | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fumicare | — |
| 6 | Latin | fūmigāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | fūmus | smoke, steam, fume |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |