DAILY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adverb
every day; without missing a day
Example: he stops by daily
Synonyms
Everyday, Daily, Day-by-day, Day-to-day, Day by day
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "daily" comes from Old English *dæġlīċe. It started in Middle English dayly. Then it appeared in Proto-Germanic *dagalīkaz. Later, people used it in Old English dæġlīċ. After that, it was Middle English dayly. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Scots: dayly
- German Low German: dagelk
- Dutch: dagelijks
- German: täglich
- Danish: daglig
- Swedish: daglig
- Icelandic: daglegur
🔗 Related Words
day – A related word in the same word family.
ly – A related word in the same word family.
day – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
This word's path shows how empires, trade, and scholarship spread vocabulary across continents.