Etymograph

English

adventurously

Adventurously comes from Middle English auntreousliche.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500auntreousliche
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1822adventurously

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500auntreousliche
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1822adventurously

Earliest quotation: 1822, John M'Diarmid: “In a short time, however, philosophy gave way to…”

Formed from adventurous + -ly

Old French aventuros

Middle English aventurous ‘Searching for exploits or risk’

English adventurous

Today it means

adv In an adventurous manner.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English auntreousliche / adventurously