Etymology

artistically

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

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  3. Proto-Italic*artis
  4. Latinars
  5. Late Latinartista
  6. Frenchartiste
  7. Frenchartistique
  8. Englishartistic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayartistically

From artistic + -ally.

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