English
furiously
Furiously comes from Latin furiōsus ‘full of madness or rage, furious, raging’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfuriōsus‘full of madness or rage, furious, raging’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400furieus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500furious‘furious, raging’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500furiously‘madly, forcefully, frantically’
- Englishearliest quotation 1886same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfuriōsus‘full of madness or rage, furious, raging’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400furieus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500furious‘furious, raging’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500furiously‘madly, forcefully, frantically’
- Englishearliest quotation 1886same form
Earliest quotation: 1886, – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard: “Again we set to and bailed furiously. Fortunately the…”
Formed from furious + -ly
Latin furiōsus ‘full of madness or rage, furious, raging’
Old French furieus
Middle English furious ‘furious, raging’
English furious
Every English word from Latin furiōsus
Today it means
adv In a furious manner; angrily.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin furiōsus / furiously