magnetically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old French magnetebor.

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs)

Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor.

Latin magnēsbor.

Middle English magnete

English magnet

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

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Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English magnetic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

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

Middle English -ally

English -ally

English magnetically

From magnetic + -ally.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

magnetically (not comparable)

1. Using magnetism.
2. As if by a magnet.

   My eyes were magnetically drawn to the scene.

References

“magnetically”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.