Where does “administratively” come from?

Administratively derives from English administrate plus the Old English suffix -līċ, which comes from Latin -ivus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós and roots meaning "to bind together" and "with."

administratively (English): In an administrative manner

Definitions

  1. In an administrative manner

Ancestry of “administratively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadministrativeOf or relating to administering or administration
2Englishadministrateto administer; the act or function of providing...
3EnglishadministrationThe act of administering; government of public...
4Middle Englishadministracioun
5Old Frenchadministration
6Latinadministrātiōadministration, management, government (of a city, body)
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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