Etymology

culturally

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Today it means: In a cultural way. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincultūra
  6. Middle Frenchculture
  7. Englishculture
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishcultural
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayculturally

From cultural + -ly.

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