Etymology

medially

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Today it means: In or relating to the middle. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Italic*meðios
  6. Latinmedius
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinmediālis
  10. Englishmedial
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todaymedially

From medial + -ly.

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