Etymology

invariably

in·va·ri·ably
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Today it means: Every time; always, without change and without exception. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English invariable
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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. Englishvariable
  8. Englishinvariable
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todayinvariably

From invariable + -ly.

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