accentlessly

accentlessly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Medieval Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-der.
Proto-Italic *kanō
Medieval Latin canō
Medieval Latin accinō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Medieval Latin -tus
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Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq.
Medieval Latin accentusbor.
Middle French accentbor.
Anglo-Norman accentbor.
Middle English accent
English accent
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English accentless
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English accentlessly

    From accentless + -ly.

    Adverb

    accentlessly (not comparable)

    1. Without an accent.
      Despite having been born in Scotland, he spoke French accentlessly.
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