maternally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English maternal

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English maternally

From maternal + -ly.

Adverb

maternally (comparative more maternally, superlative most maternally)

1. In a maternal manner; motherly, as a mother.

   Synonym: motherwise

Derived terms

• nonmaternally

Translations

In a maternal manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有母性地

• Spanish: maternalmente