Etymology

anaerobically

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Today it means: In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English anaerobic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  8. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  9. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  11. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  12. Frenchanaérobie
  13. Englishanaerobic
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  17. Proto-Germanic*līką
  18. English todayanaerobically

From anaerobic + -ally.

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