Where does “trailingly” come from?
trailingly (English) comes from English trailing, from English trail, from Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler, from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin trāgula.
trailingly (English): In a way that trails
Ancestry of “trailingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trailing | That converges in the direction of travel; That... |
| 2 | English | trail | To follow behind ; to tail; To drag behind on... |
| 3 | Middle English | trailen | to hang loosely, drag along, drag away |
| 4 | Old French | trailler | to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tragulare | to drag |
| 6 | Latin | trāgula | — |