Etymology

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Today it means: In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English agnostic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  8. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  9. Ancient Greekἄγνωστος (ágnōstos)
  10. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  11. Englisha-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  14. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  15. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  16. EnglishGnostic
  17. Englishagnostic
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  21. Proto-Germanic*līką
  22. English todayagnostically

From agnostic + -ally.

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