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Where does “spatially” come from?

Spatially derives from English spatial, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.

spatially (English): With reference to space or arrangement in space

Definitions

  1. With reference to space or arrangement in space

Ancestry of “spatially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
2EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
3Middle Englishgrisely—
4Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
5Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
6Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →