Where does “volubly” come from?
Volubly derives from English voluble, from Middle French volubile, from Latin volubilis meaning "rolling" or "turning," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wel-, līg-, and ḱóm.
volubly (English): In a voluble manner
Definitions
- In a voluble manner
Ancestry of “volubly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voluble | Fluent or having a ready flow of speech;... |
| 2 | Middle French | volubile | inconstant, variable; changeable; movable; moving |
| 3 | Latin | volūbilis | — |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |