Etymology

inadeptly

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

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  12. Proto-Italic*apjō
  13. Latinapiō
  14. Latinapīscor
  15. Latinadipīscor
  16. Latinadeptu
  17. Frenchadepte
  18. Englishadept
  19. Englishinadept
  20. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  21. Proto-Germanic*līką
  22. English todayinadeptly

From inadept + -ly.

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