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-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

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.