Etymology

preeminently

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

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

  1. Englishpreeminent
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaypreeminently

From preeminent + -ly.

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