observantly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

French observantbor.

English observant

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 observantly

From observant + -ly.

Adverb

observantly (comparative more observantly, superlative most observantly)

1. In an observant manner.