Where does “katabatically” come from?

katabatically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

katabatically (English): In a katabatic manner

Definitions

  1. In a katabatic manner

Ancestry of “katabatically”, step by step

katabatically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ally

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallyTo unite, or form a connection between, as...
2Middle EnglishallieThe state of having marital or family relations...
3Middle EnglishallienTo ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry...
4Old Frenchalierto unite; to join together
5Latinalligōto bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English katabatic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkatabaticDownslope on a mountainside
2Ancient Greekκατάβασιςdescent
3Ancient Greekκαταβαίνωto step down, to go or come down
4Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
5Ancient Greekκατά
6Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
7Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
8Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-