Etymology

microanatomically

Today it means: In terms of microanatomy. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English microanatomical
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  11. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  13. Latinanatomia
  14. Frenchanatomie
  15. Frenchanatomique
  16. Latinanatomicus
  17. Englishanatomic
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishanatomical
  21. Englishmicro-
  22. Latinanatomia
  23. Old Frenchanatomie
  24. Middle Englishanatomie
  25. Englishanatomy
  26. Englishmicroanatomy
  27. Englishmicroanatomical
  28. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  29. Proto-Germanic*līką
  30. English todaymicroanatomically

From microanatomical + -ly.

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