Where does “qualitatively” come from?
Qualitatively derives from English qualitative, from Latin qualitativus, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, which combined Proto-Germanic galīkaz with Proto-Indo-European līg- and Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
qualitatively (English): In a qualitative manner; with respect to quality...
Definitions
- In a qualitative manner; with respect to quality...
Ancestry of “qualitatively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |