Etymology

purpositively

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

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

  1. Middle Englishpurpos
  2. Englishpurpose
  3. Englishpurpositive
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. English todaypurpositively

From purpositive + -ly.

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