gradually, little by little, bit by bit
eş: allmählich, mit und mit
köken: Literally, “after and after”.
step by step (gradually)
aile: moteur pas à pas
gradually
eş: per gradi, a poco a poco, progressivamente, mano a mano, a mano a mano
köken: From graduale + -mente.
Rusçaпостепе́нно, поша́говый, поэта́пный, шаг за ша́гом
Arapçaخُطْوَةً بِخُطْوَةٍ, خُطْوَةً خُطْوَةً, خُطْوَةً فَخُطْوَةً, شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا, مَرْحَلَةً مَرْحَلَةً
step by step; gradually; little by little
Japonca一歩一歩, 少しずつ /sɨ̥ko̞ɕizɨt͡sɨ/ little by little
köken: From 少(すこ)し (sukoshi, “a bit, a little”) + ずつ (zutsu, “at a time”).
stepwise, step-by-step
köken: steg + -vis
step by step, little by little, gradually
eş: krok za krokiem
köken: Literally, “step by step”.
Ukraynacaкрок за кро́ком, покро́ковий
stepwise, step by step (one step or stage at a time)
köken: askel (“step”) + -ttain (distributive plural)
aile: askelittainen
Macarcalépésenként, lépésről lépésre /ˈleːpeːʃɛŋkeːnt/ one step at a time, step by step, stepwise
köken: From lépés (“step”) + -enként (distributive suffix).
aile: lépésenkénti
gradually, cautiously, step-by-step
köken: pedetentim seems to imply ped- (“foot”) + tendō (“stretch out, extend”) + -tim, but compare the relation between temptō and tentō.
Pedetemptim (tu hoc scis) tractari satiust hasce huius modi mercis.
Eam ego viam pedetemptim temptabam.
Bulgarcaстъ́пка по стъ́пка
Slovencekorak za korakom
Litvancapakopa po pakopos
step by step
c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 148
step by step
köken: An onomatopoeic reduplication. Compare tapa-tapa.
step by step
Tökum þetta bara skref fyrir skref.