Etymology

adequately

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Today it means: In an adequate manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English adequate
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  6. Old Latinaiquos
  7. Latinaequus
  8. Latinaequō
  9. Latinadaequō
  10. Latinadaequātu
  11. Englishadequate
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todayadequately

From adequate + -ly.

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