Etymology

anatomically

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Today it means: Pertaining to the anatomy. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English anatomical
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  6. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  9. Latinanatomia
  10. Frenchanatomie
  11. Frenchanatomique
  12. Latinanatomicus
  13. Englishanatomic
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishanatomical
  17. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  18. Proto-Germanic*līką
  19. English todayanatomically

From anatomical + -ly.

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