Etymology

incoherently

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

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English incoherent
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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*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latincohaereō
  14. Latincohaerēns
  15. Middle Frenchcoherent
  16. Englishcoherent
  17. Englishincoherent
  18. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  19. Proto-Germanic*līką
  20. English todayincoherently

From incoherent + -ly or in- + coherently.

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