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Where does “alegadamente” come from?

alegadamente (Spanish) comes from English allegedly, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

alegadamente (Spanish): allegedly

Definitions

  1. allegedly

Ancestry of “alegadamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallegedlyAccording to someone's allegation; According to...
2English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
3EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
4Middle Englishgrisely—
5Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
6Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
7Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →