English

affirmingly

Affirmingly comes from Middle English affirmandlye.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from affirming + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to support’

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Latin affirmō ‘to present (something) as fixed, firm, or true’

Old French afermer

Middle English affermen ‘to decide upon’

Middle English affermynge

Every English word from Middle English affirmandlye

adv in an affirming manner

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