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 — a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum).
trailingly (English): In a way that trails
Definitions
- In a way that trails
Ancestry of “trailingly”, step by step
trailingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trailing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trailing | That converges in the direction of travel; That... |
| 2 | English | trail | To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something) |
| 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 | a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum) |