Where does “exploratorily” come from?
exploratorily (English) comes from English exploratory, from English -atory, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
exploratorily (English): In an exploratory way or fashion
Definitions
- In an exploratory way or fashion
Ancestry of “exploratorily”, step by step
exploratorily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exploratory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exploratory | Serving to explore or investigate; An exploration... |
| 2 | English | -atory | forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected... |
| 3 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 4 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |