Etymograph

English

representatively

Representatively comes from Middle English representatyfliche.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500representatyfliche1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009representatively1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English representatively
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2009, Roland H. Bainton: “The Roman Church consists representatively in the cardinals, but…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500representatyflicheWiktionary, English representatively
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009representativelyWiktionary, English representatively. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2009, Roland H. Bainton: “The Roman Church consists representatively in the cardinals, but…”

Formed from representative + -ly

Medieval Latin repraesentātīvus

Middle French representatif ‘representative’

Middle English representative

English representative

Every English word from Middle English representatyfliche

Today it means

adv In a representative manner.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “representatively”. 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 / Middle English representatyfliche / representatively

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