myEtymology.com: English etymology of confessedly

Etymology of the English word confessedly

the English word confessedly

derived from the English word confess

derived from the Old French word confesser

derived from the Late Latin word confessare

derived from the Latin word confessus (admitted, acknowledged; generally admitted; one who admits, confesses liability, crime)

derived from the Latin word confiteri (confess , admit)

using the English suffix -ed

using the English suffix -ly

Word found in Modern English