Where does “territorially” come from?
Territorially derives from English territorial plus Middle English -ly, from Latin -alis and Latin terra meaning earth, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ters- and līg- and ḱóm.
territorially (English): In terms of territory; In a territorial manner;...
Definitions
- In terms of territory; In a territorial manner;...
Ancestry of “territorially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | territorial | Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific... |
| 2 | Late Latin | territorialis | territorial; of or pertaining to a territory |
| 3 | Latin | territōrium | territory particularly |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |