divisively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin dīvīsīvusbor.

English divisive

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 divisively

From divisive + -ly.

Adverb

divisively (comparative more divisively, superlative most divisively)

1. In a divisive manner.