adhesively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Latin haereō

Latin adhaereō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor.

French adhésifder.

English adhesive

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 adhesively

From adhesive + -ly.

Adverb

adhesively (comparative more adhesively, superlative most adhesively)

1. In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.

   The screw fastening was supplemented adhesively.

Translations

in an adhesive manner

• Polish: adhezyjnie
• Portuguese: adesivamente