English
mankindly
Mankindly comes from Middle English mankindely.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mankindely
- Englishearliest quotation 1928mankindly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mankindely
- Englishearliest quotation 1928mankindly
Earliest quotation: 1928, Marguerite E. DeWitt: “They are the great midland expanses that have remained…”
Every English word from Middle English mankindely
Today it means
adj Pertaining to or characteristic of mankind; humanly, humane.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English mankindely / mankindly