dropwise

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English drop

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *wéydos

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz

Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz

Proto-West Germanic *-wīs

Old English -wīs

Middle English -wis

English -wise

English dropwise

From drop + -wise.

Adverb

dropwise (not comparable)

1. In drops; one drop at a time.

   Synonyms: dropmeal, guttatim

Translations

one drop at a time

• Dutch: druppelsgewijs (nl)
• Finnish: tipoittain (fi)
• German: tropfenweise (de), Tropfen für Tropfen
• Latin: guttātim
• Swedish: droppvis (sv)

Adjective

dropwise (not comparable)

1. One drop at a time.

   dropwise addition

Derived terms

• dropwisely