Etymology

professionally

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Today it means: As a professional; for one's paid career. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishprofessional
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayprofessionally

From professional + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.