Where does “windily” come from?

windily (English) comes from English windy, from English wind, from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus — to support; to hold.

windily (English): In a manner of or like the wind; In a twisting or...

Definitions

  1. In a manner of or like the wind; In a twisting or...

Ancestry of “windily”, step by step

windily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English windy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwindyAccompanied by wind; Unsheltered and open to the...
2EnglishwindReal or perceived movement of atmospheric air...
3EnglishfarmA place where agricultural and similar activities...
4Middle EnglishfermeA lease; the renting of land
5Old Frenchfermelease; the land leased; farm
6Medieval LatinfermaAlternative form of firma
7LatinFirmatax, tribute
8LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
9Proto-Italicfermos
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-