abactinally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ab-

English actinal

English abactinal

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 abactinally

From abactinal + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /æˈbæk.tən.l̩i/

Adverb

abactinally (not comparable)

1. (As seen or measured) from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end).