Etymology

disputably

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Today it means: In a disputable manner. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Latinputus
  7. Latinputō
  8. Latindisputo
  9. Latindisputābili
  10. Englishdisputable
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todaydisputably

From disputable + -ly, equivalent to dispute + -ably.

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