infectiously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English infectious

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 infectiously

From infectious + -ly.

Adverb

infectiously (comparative more infectiously, superlative most infectiously)

1. In an infectious manner.

Derived terms

• noninfectiously
• postinfectiously