Etymology

naively

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

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

  1. Frenchnaïf
  2. Frenchnaïve
  3. Englishnaive
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. English todaynaively

From naive + -ly.

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