Where does “tastingly” come from?

tastingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

tastingly (English): So as to taste something

Definitions

  1. So as to taste something

Ancestry of “tastingly”, step by step

tastingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English tasting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtastingA small amount of food or drink; The taking of a...
2Middle Englishtastynge—
Every word from Vietnamese ly →Every word from English ly →