Etymology

nominally

nom·i·nal·ly
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Today it means: In a nominal manner; in name only. Full definition →

English nominal ← Middle English nominalle ← Latin nōminālis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  3. Latinnōmen
  4. Latinnōminālis
  5. Middle Englishnominalle
  6. Englishnominal
  7. English todaynominally

From nominal + -ly.

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