Etymology

microaggressively

Today it means: In a microaggressive manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English microaggressive
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  10. Latingradior
  11. Latinaggredior
  12. Latinaggressu
  13. Englishaggress
  14. Englishaggressive
  15. Englishmicroaggressive
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  17. Proto-Germanic*līką
  18. English todaymicroaggressively

From microaggressive + -ly.

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