Etymology

generationally

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Today it means: With regard to the generations Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English generational
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Italic*genos
  4. Latingenus
  5. Latingenerō
  6. Latingenerātiō
  7. Old Frenchgeneracion
  8. Latingenerātiō
  9. Middle Englishgeneracioun
  10. Englishgeneration
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishgenerational
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todaygenerationally

From generational + -ly.

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