Where does “swashbucklingly” come from?
swashbucklingly (English) comes from English swashbuckling, from English swashbuckler, from English buckler, from Middle English bukler, from Old French bocler, from Vulgar Latin buccularius, from Latin buccula, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
swashbucklingly (English): In a swashbuckling way; adventurously, excitingly
Definitions
- In a swashbuckling way; adventurously, excitingly
Ancestry of “swashbucklingly”, step by step
swashbucklingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swashbuckling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swashbuckling | Adventurous, exciting |
| 2 | English | swashbuckler | A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or... |
| 3 | English | buckler | One who buckles something; A kind of shield, of... |
| 4 | Middle English | bukler | — |
| 5 | Old French | bocler | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | buccularius | bossed |
| 7 | Latin | buccula | little cheek or mouth; the beaver, part of a... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |