Where does “fricatively” come from?

fricatively (English) comes from English fricative, from New Latin fricativus, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

fricatively (English): In a fricative way

Definitions

  1. In a fricative way

Ancestry of “fricatively”, step by step

fricatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fricative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfricativeAny of several sounds produced by air flowing...
2New Latinfricativus—
3Latinfricōto rub
4LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
5Proto-Italic*friāō—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →