Etymology

genuinely

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Today it means: In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Italic*genos
  4. Latingenus
  5. Latingenuīnus
  6. Englishgenuine
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. English todaygenuinely

From genuine + -ly.

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