Etymology

lingually

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Today it means: Towards, or in relation to, the tongue. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  3. Latindingua
  4. Latinlingua
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinlinguāli
  8. Englishlingual
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todaylingually

From lingual + -ly.

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