Etymology

periconceptionally

Today it means: Around the time of conception. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English periconceptional
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  6. Proto-Italic*kom
  7. Proto-Italic*kom-
  8. Latincon-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  11. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  12. Latincapiō
  13. Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
  14. Latinconcipiō
  15. Latinconceptiō
  16. Old Frenchconception
  17. Middle Englishconcepcioun
  18. Englishconception
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Englishconceptional
  22. Englishpericonceptional
  23. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  24. Proto-Germanic*līką
  25. English todaypericonceptionally

From periconceptional + -ly.

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