Etymology

precisely

pre·cise·ly
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Today it means: In a precise manner; exactly. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English precise
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  9. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  10. Latincaedō
  11. Latinpraecīdō
  12. Latinpraecīsus
  13. Middle Frenchprécis
  14. Englishprecise
  15. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  16. Proto-Germanic*līką
  17. English todayprecisely

From precise + -ly.

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