affectingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English affecting

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 affectingly

From affecting + -ly.

Adverb

affectingly (comparative more affectingly, superlative most affectingly)

1. So as to affect in an emotional sense.

Related terms

• affection
• affectedly