'attract' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'attrahere,' where the prefix 'ad-' (later assimilated to 'at-') meant 'toward' and 'trahere' meant 'to draw or pull.'

'attrahere' (Latin) passed into Middle English (partly via Old French forms such as 'attraire'/'atraire'), becoming Middle English 'attracten' and eventually the modern English 'attract' from which 'attractingly' is derived.

Initially it meant 'to draw or pull toward' (a physical pulling), but over time it broadened to include attracting attention, interest, or affection; 'attractingly' carries the sense 'in a manner that attracts.'