Where does “zigzaggingly” come from?
zigzaggingly (English) comes from English zigzagging, from English zigzag, from French zigzag, from German Zickzack, from Italian zigzagare, from Russian зигза́г.
zigzaggingly (English): In a zigzagging way
Ancestry of “zigzaggingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zigzagging | present participle of zigzag; winding, twisting,... |
| 2 | English | zigzag | a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in... |
| 3 | French | zigzag | zigzag |
| 4 | German | Zickzack | zigzag |
| 5 | Italian | zigzagare | intransitive; to zigzag; to walk in a zigzag... |
| 6 | Russian | зигза́г | — |