Etymology

artificially

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Today it means: In an artificial manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English artificial
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  3. Proto-Italic*artis
  4. Latinars
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinartifex, artificis
  7. Latinartificium
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Latinartificiālis
  11. Middle Englishartificial
  12. Englishartificial
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. English todayartificially

From artificial + -ly.

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