Where does “warily” come from?
Warily comes from English wary with the adverbial suffix -y, from Middle French -ie and Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-.
warily (English): in a wary manner
Definitions
- in a wary manner
Ancestry of “warily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wary | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and... |
| 2 | English | Ware | A placename |
| 3 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |