Etymology

aerially

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

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)
  6. Latināerius
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishaerial
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. English todayaerially

From aerial + -ly.

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