Etymograph

English

fancily

From fancy + -ly.

A compound of fancy + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’

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Medieval Latin fantasia

Old French fantasie ‘fantasy’

Middle English fantasie

Middle English fansy

English fancy

Today it means

adv In a fancy manner

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

Etymograph / fancily