English
alately
From alate + -ly.
Formed from alate + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- ‘axis’
…
Latin axis ‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’
Latin *axla
Latin āla ‘wing’
Latin ālātus ‘having wings, winged’
English alate
Today it means
adv In an alate manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / alately