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Where does “underlyingly” come from?

underlyingly (English) comes from English underlying, from English underlie, from Middle English underlien, from Old English underliċġan — to underlie, to be subject to, give way to.

underlyingly (English): In a way that underlies; In the underlying form

Definitions

  1. In a way that underlies; In the underlying form

Ancestry of “underlyingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunderlyinglying underneath; basic or fundamental; implicit
2EnglishunderlieTo lie in a position directly beneath; To lie...
3Middle Englishunderlien—
4Old Englishunderliċġanto underlie, to be subject to, give way to
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