Etymology

comprehensively

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Today it means: In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishcomprehensive
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaycomprehensively

From comprehensive + -ly.

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