Etymology

fluorescently

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Today it means: In a fluorescent manner; using fluorescence. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English fluorescent
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluor
  7. Englishfluorite
  8. Middle Low Germanspar
  9. Old Englishspærstān
  10. Middle Englishsparston
  11. Englishsparstonebf.
  12. Englishspar
  13. Englishfluorspar
  14. Englishfluorescencebf.
  15. Englishfluoresce
  16. Englishfluorescent
  17. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  18. Proto-Germanic*līką
  19. English todayfluorescently

From fluorescent + -ly.

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