Etymology

evolutionarily

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Today it means: In a manner relating to evolution or slow development. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishevolution
  2. Englishevolutionary
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  4. Proto-Germanic*līką
  5. English todayevolutionarily

From evolutionary + -ly.

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