contemplatively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English contemplative

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 contemplatively

From contemplative + -ly.

Adverb

contemplatively (comparative more contemplatively, superlative most contemplatively)

1. In a contemplative manner.