Etymology

anally

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Today it means: Involving the anus. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eh₂nos
  2. Proto-Italic*ānos
  3. Latinānus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Latinānālis
  7. Englishanal
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todayanally

From anal + -ly.

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