Where does “narratively” come from?
Narratively comes from English narrative combined with the suffix -ly, which derives from Middle French narratif, Old English -līċ, and Latin narro meaning "to tell or relate."
narratively (English): In a narrative manner: in the form of a story; In...
Definitions
- In a narrative manner: in the form of a story; In...
Ancestry of “narratively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narrative | Telling a story; Overly talkative; garrulous; Of... |
| 2 | Middle French | narratif | — |
| 3 | Latin | nārrātīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | narro | I narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak |
| 5 | Latin | nārō | that flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnārāō | I make known, I tell; to make known, tell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃ro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |