devoutly

devoutly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Ecclesiastical Latin dē
Ecclesiastical Latin dē-
Proto-Italic *wogʷeō
Ecclesiastical Latin voveō
Ecclesiastical Latin dēvoveō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Ecclesiastical Latin -tus
Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor.
Old French devotbor.
Middle English devout
English devout
English -ly
English devoutly

    From devout + -ly.

    Adverb

    devoutly (comparative more devoutly, superlative most devoutly)

    1. In a devout manner.

    Translations

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