English
lightheartedly
From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).
Formed from lighthearted + -ly
Middle English lyght hertyd
English lighthearted
The story
From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).
Today it means
adv In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lightheartedly