Etymology

inherently

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Today it means: In an inherent way; naturally, innately. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinhaereō
  6. Latininhaereō
  7. Latininhaerentem
  8. Englishinherent
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todayinherently

From inherent + -ly.

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