Where does “stealthily” come from?
Stealthily comes from English stealth plus the English adverbial suffix -y, which derives from Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
stealthily (English): In a stealthy manner, furtively
Definitions
- In a stealthy manner, furtively
Ancestry of “stealthily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stealthy | Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |