propulsively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English propulsive

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 propulsively

From propulsive + -ly.

Adverb

propulsively (comparative more propulsively, superlative most propulsively)

1. In a propulsive way.