Etymology

nominatively

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Today it means: In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English nominative
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  3. Latinnōmen
  4. Latinnōminō
  5. Ancient Greekὀνομαστική (onomastikḗ)
  6. Latinnōminātīvus
  7. Old Frenchnominatif
  8. Latinnōminātīvus
  9. Middle Englishnominatyf
  10. Englishnominative
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todaynominatively

From nominative + -ly.

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