Etymology

monotonously

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Today it means: In a manner that is tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishmonotone
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  4. Englishmonotonous
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todaymonotonously

From monotonous + -ly.

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