Etymology

irreducibly

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Today it means: In an irreducible manner or state. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English irreducible
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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. Englishir-
  7. Old Frenchreduire
  8. Middle Englishreducen
  9. Englishreduce
  10. Englishreducible
  11. Englishirreducible
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todayirreducibly

From irreducible + -ly.

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