Where does “successively” come from?
Successively comes from English successive, from Latin succedere meaning to follow after, from Latin cedere meaning to go or yield, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to go.
successively (English): In a serial or successive manner; one following...
Definitions
- In a serial or successive manner; one following...
Ancestry of “successively”, 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 | — |