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etymologically

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Based on or belonging to etymology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *set-? Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós)der.? Ancient Greek ἔτυμος (étumos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)bor. Latin etymologiader. Old French ethimologiebor. Middle English ethymologie English etymology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English etymological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English etymologically From etymological + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ստուգաբանորեն (stugabanoren) — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Catalan: etimològicament — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Czech: etymologicky — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Dutch: etymologisch — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Esperanto: etimologie — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Finnish: etymologisesti — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • French: étymologiquement — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Galician: etimoloxicamente — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Georgian: ეტიმოლოგიურად (eṭimologiurad) — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • German: etymologisch — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Greek: ετυμολογικά (etymologiká) — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Greek: ετυμολογικώς (etymologikós) — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Hungarian: etimológiailag — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Italian: etimologicamente — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Polish: etymologicznie — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Portuguese: etimologicamente — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Russian: этимологи́чески (etimologíčeski) — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Spanish: etimológicamente — Based on or belonging to etymology
  • Turkish: etimolojik olarak — Based on or belonging to etymology