Etymology

drastically

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Today it means: To a drastic degree. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English drastic
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  1. Ancient Greekδρᾰ́ω (drắō)
  2. Ancient Greekδρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs)
  3. Ancient Greekδρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)
  4. Englishdrastic
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. English todaydrastically

From drastic + -ally.

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