Etymology

eccentrically

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Today it means: In an eccentric manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English eccentric
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  9. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  10. Ancient Greekἔκκεντρος (ékkentros)
  11. Medieval Latineccentricus
  12. Middle Frenchexcentrique
  13. Englisheccentric
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  17. Proto-Germanic*līką
  18. English todayeccentrically

From eccentric + -ally.

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