Etymology

biblically

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Today it means: In a biblical manner. Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekβῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos)
  2. Ancient Greekβυβλίον (bublíon)
  3. Ancient Greekβιβλίον (biblíon)
  4. Ancient Greekβῐβλῐ́ᾰ (bĭblĭ́ă)
  5. LatinBiblia
  6. Medieval Latinbiblicus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishbiblical
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. English todaybiblically

From biblical + -ly.

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