Etymology

preemptively

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

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

  1. Englishpreemptionbf.
  2. Englishpreempt
  3. Englishpreemptive
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. English todaypreemptively

From preemptive + -ly.

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