Etymology

politically

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

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English political
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
  3. Ancient Greekπόλις (pólis)
  4. Ancient Greekπολῑ́της (polī́tēs)
  5. Ancient Greekπολιτικός (politikós)
  6. Latinpolīticus
  7. Middle Frenchpolitique
  8. Englishpolitic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishpolitical
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todaypolitically

From political + -ly.

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