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- Englishrespective
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- English todayrespectively
From respective + -ly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given. Full definition →
From respective + -ly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.