Etymology of the English word positively
the English word
positivelyusing the English suffix
-lyderived from the English word
positivederived from the Old French word
positifderived from the Latin word
positivus (positive)
derived from the Latin word
positus (placed; situation, position; arrangement)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-Usage
Word found in Modern English
