Etymology

countably

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Today it means: In a countable manner; in a way that can be counted. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinputus
  7. Latinputō
  8. Latincomputō
  9. Anglo-Normancounter
  10. Middle Englishcounten
  11. Middle Englishcountable
  12. Englishcountable
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. English todaycountably

From countable + -ly.

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