Etymology

classically

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Today it means: In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
  2. Proto-Italic*klāssis
  3. Latinclassis
  4. Latinclassicu
  5. Frenchclassique
  6. Englishclassic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishclassical
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. English todayclassically

From classical + -ly.

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