Where does “titubantly” come from?

titubantly (English) comes from English titubant, from French titubant, from Latin titubāre.

titubantly (English): In a titubant manner

Definitions

  1. In a titubant manner

Ancestry of “titubantly”, step by step

titubantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English titubant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtitubantstumbling, staggering; with the movement of one...
2Frenchtitubantpresent participle of tituber; gerund of tituber
3Latintitubāre—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin titubāre →Every word from French titubant →Every word from English titubant →