demonstratively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English demonstrative

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 demonstratively

From demonstrative + -ly.

Adverb

demonstratively (comparative more demonstratively, superlative most demonstratively)

1. In a demonstrative manner.

Related terms

• demonstrably

Translations

in a demonstrative manner

• Azerbaijani: nümayişkaranə
• Finnish: näyttävästi (fi), demonstratiivisesti
• Polish: rzeczowo (pl)

See also

• performatively