English
prostrately
From prostrate + -ly.
Formed from prostrate + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- ‘to spread, extend, stretch out’
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Latin sternō ‘to spread, stretch out, spread out’
Latin prōsternō ‘to prostrate’
Latin prōstrātus ‘prostrated’
Middle English prostrat(e)
English prostrate
Today it means
adv In a prostrate manner or position.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “prostrately”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / prostrately