Where does “surpassingly” come from?
Surpassingly derives from English surpass plus the Old English adverbial suffix -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz meaning "body" or "form," itself from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
surpassingly (English): In a surpassing manner; exceptionally
Definitions
- In a surpassing manner; exceptionally
Ancestry of “surpassingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |