Where does “transiently” come from?
Transiently derives from English transient plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, itself from Old English -līċ, which traces through Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz to Proto-Indo-European roots līg- and ḱóm.
transiently (English): In a transient manner; momentarily; briefly
Definitions
- In a transient manner; momentarily; briefly
Ancestry of “transiently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transient | Passing or disappearing with time; transitory;... |
| 2 | Latin | trānsiēns | traversing, crossing |
| 3 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 4 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 5 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 6 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |