English
gradiently
From gradient + -ly.
Formed from gradient + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- ‘to walk, go’
Latin gradior ‘to step, to walk’
Latin gradiēns ‘stepping, walking’
English gradient
Today it means
adv By means of a gradient
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gradiently