Abundantly
/əˈbʌn.dənt.li/noun
In large quantities or to a great degree.
Did you know?Its core Latin imagery is not abstract wealth but unda, “wave” or “surge,” turning abundance into a picture of nature overflowing its container.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wed-
“To be wet or to flow with water”
Classical Latin
Latin
unda
“A wave, surge, or flowing body of water”
Classical Latin
Latin
abundare
“To overflow; literally, to surge beyond or away from a boundary”
Late Latin
Latin
abundantem
“Overflowing, plentiful, rich in supply”
12th–13th Century
Old French
abundant
“Plentiful or copious”
14th Century
English
abundantly
“Plentifully; in great quantity”
Modern English
English
abundantly
“In large quantities or to a great degree”