Etymology

animally

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of an animal. Full definition →

English animal ← Middle English animal ← Old French anima
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animally · adjective1

  1. Latinanimālis
  2. Latinanimal
  3. Old Frenchanima
  4. Middle Englishanimal
  5. Englishanimal
  6. English todayanimally

From animal + -y.

animally · adverb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  3. Proto-Italic*anamos
  4. Latinanimus
  5. Latinanima
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latinanimālis
  9. Middle Englishanimal
  10. Englishanimal
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayanimally

From animal + -ly.

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