Etymology

biologically

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

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English biological
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  6. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  7. New Latinbiologia
  8. Englishbiology
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishbiological
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todaybiologically

From biological + -ly.

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