Etymology

preconceptionally

Today it means: Prior to conceiving a child. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English preconceptional
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  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. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  11. Proto-Italic*kom
  12. Proto-Italic*kom-
  13. Latincon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  16. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  17. Latincapiō
  18. Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
  19. Latinconcipiō
  20. Latinconceptiō
  21. Old Frenchconception
  22. Middle Englishconcepcioun
  23. Englishconception
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  26. Englishconceptional
  27. Englishpreconceptional
  28. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  29. Proto-Germanic*līką
  30. English todaypreconceptionally

From preconceptional + -ly.

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