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Where does “iteratively” come from?

Iteratively comes from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, tracing the adverbial suffix through Germanic languages to an ancient root meaning "together" or "with."

iteratively (English): In an iterative manner; using iteration

Definitions

  1. In an iterative manner; using iteration

Ancestry of “iteratively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiterativeOf a procedure that involves repetition of steps ...
2Frenchitératifiterative
3Latiniterativus—
4Latiniteratusrepeated
5Latiniterō—
6Latiniterumagain, anew; a second time
7Proto-Indo-Europeani-tero-other
8Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →