appellatively
|ap-pel-la-tive-ly|
/əˈpɛlətɪvli/
(appellative)
relating to a name or calling
Etymology
'appellatively' is formed in modern English by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'appellative', which comes from Medieval Latin 'appellativus', ultimately from Latin 'appellāre' meaning 'to call' or 'to name'.
'appellāre' (Latin) produced Medieval Latin 'appellativus' (meaning 'relating to naming'), which entered English as 'appellative' (adjective/noun) and then gave rise to the adverb 'appellatively' by regular derivation.
Originally tied to the action 'to call' or 'to name', the term shifted to describe the property of being a name or designation; 'appellatively' now means 'in the manner of a name or appellation'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner relating to a name or title; as a designation or epithet rather than a descriptive or literal sense.
In that passage the word 'king' is used appellatively, as a title rather than to describe his physical stature.
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