Etymology

adaptively

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Today it means: In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English adaptive
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  7. Proto-Italic*aptos
  8. Latinaptus
  9. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  10. Proto-Italic*apjō
  11. Latinapiō
  12. Latinaptō
  13. Latinadaptō
  14. Middle English*adapten
  15. Englishadapt
  16. Englishadaptive
  17. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  18. Proto-Germanic*līką
  19. English todayadaptively

From adaptive + -ly.

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