Etymology

bromantically

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

English romantically ← Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Germanic*brōþēr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*brōþer
  4. Old Englishbrōþor
  5. Middle Englishbrother
  6. Englishbrotherclip.
  7. Englishbro
  8. LatinRōma
  9. LatinRōmānus
  10. Latinrōmānicus
  11. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  12. Old Frenchromanz
  13. Old Frenchromaunt
  14. Englishromant
  15. Englishromantic
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  19. Proto-Germanic*līką
  20. Englishromantically
  21. English todaybromantically

Blend of bro + romantically.

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