statutorily

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle English statut

English statute

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -tōriusder.

Middle English -orie

English -ory

English statutory

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 statutorily

From statutory + -ly.

Adverb

statutorily (comparative more statutorily, superlative most statutorily)

1. In a statutory manner; according to statute; lawfully.

References

• "statutorily" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.