Etymology

protectively

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

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

  1. Medieval Latinprōtēctīvus
  2. Englishprotective
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  4. Proto-Germanic*līką
  5. English todayprotectively

From protective + -ly.

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