## Etymology
From daunting, present participle of daunt ('to intimidate'), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The verb derives from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre ('to tame'), frequentative of domāre.

## AI Etymology
Dauntingly is from daunting, present participle of daunt ('to intimidate'), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The verb derives from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre ('to tame'), frequentative of domāre. The ancestry passes through Old French danter and Latin domitāre. The suffix -ly forms an adverb or adjective from the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adverb, it means "in a manner that intimidates or discourages", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include daunt, daunting, and daunter.

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