Where does “tersely” come from?
Tersely comes from English terse, from Latin tersus, past participle of tergeo meaning to rub or wipe clean, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-.
tersely (English): In a brief, concise, or to the point manner
Definitions
- In a brief, concise, or to the point manner
Ancestry of “tersely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |