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Where does “additively” come from?

additively (English) comes from English additive, from Late Latin additivus, from Latin addere, from Latin addō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

additively (English): In an additive manner

Definitions

  1. In an additive manner

Ancestry of “additively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadditivePertaining to addition; that can be, or has been,...
2Late Latinadditivus—
3Latinadderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinaddō—
5Latin-dō—
6Proto-Germanic-dô—
7Siciliandi—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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