Etymology

autonomously

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Today it means: In an autonomous or self-governing manner. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*németi
  11. Proto-Hellenic*némō
  12. Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
  13. Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
  14. Ancient Greekαὐτόνομος (autónomos)
  15. Ancient Greekαὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)
  16. Englishautonomy
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  19. Englishautonomous
  20. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  21. Proto-Germanic*līką
  22. English todayautonomously

From autonomous + -ly.

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