Etymology

overinclusively

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Today it means: In an overinclusive manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English overinclusive
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  8. Proto-Italic*en
  9. Proto-Italic*en-
  10. Latinin-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
  12. Proto-Italic*klaudō
  13. Latinclaudō
  14. Latininclūdō
  15. Latininclūsus
  16. Medieval Latininclūsīvus
  17. Middle Frenchinclusif
  18. Englishinclusive
  19. Englishoverinclusive
  20. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  21. Proto-Germanic*līką
  22. English todayoverinclusively

From overinclusive + -ly.

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