Etymology

intellectually

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

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English intellectual
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  1. Englishintellectual
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayintellectually

From intellectual + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.