Etymology

posthumously

pos·thum·ous·ly
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Today it means: After death. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English posthumous
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  1. Englishposthumous
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayposthumously

From posthumous + -ly.

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