cockily

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cocky

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English cockily

From cocky + -ly.

Adverb

cockily (comparative more cockily, superlative most cockily)

1. In a cocky manner.

Anagrams

• colicky