Etymology

medically

med·i·cal·ly
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Today it means: For medical purposes. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English medical
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  1. Latinmedeor
  2. Latinmedicus
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. Medieval Latinmedicāli
  6. Frenchmédica
  7. Englishmedical
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todaymedically

From medical + -ly.

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