Where does “affectively” come from?
Affectively comes from Middle English -ly added to affective, from Latin affectus (past participle of afficere, meaning to influence or act upon), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
affectively (English): In an affective way; emotionally
Definitions
- In an affective way; emotionally
Ancestry of “affectively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | affective | Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | affectivus | affective; of willing or desiring |
| 3 | Latin | affectus | affection, mood, emotion, feeling; affection,... |
| 4 | Latin | afficiō | to cause someone to experience something; to visit, inflict, bestow |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |