Etymology

crudely

crude·ly
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Today it means: In a crude manner. Full definition →

English crude ← Middle English crude ← Latin crūdus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*krewh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic[Term?]
  3. Latincrūdus
  4. Middle Englishcrude
  5. Englishcrude
  6. English todaycrudely

From crude + -ly.

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