aerially

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *-r

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der.

Latin āerius

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English aerial

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English aerially

From aerial + -ly.

aerially (comparative more aerially, superlative most aerially)

In an aerial manner.
Via the air, as in aerial transmission of diseases.
Some months later it was determined that the infection resisted containment measures so easily because it was transmitted aerially.

in an aerial manner