Etymology

removably

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Today it means: Such that it can be removed. Full definition →

English removable ← Middle English removen ← Anglo-Norman remover
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  5. Proto-Italic*moweō
  6. Latinmoveō
  7. Latinremoveō
  8. Old Frenchremovoir
  9. Anglo-Normanremover
  10. Middle Englishremoven
  11. Englishremove
  12. Englishremovable
  13. English todayremovably

From removable + -ly.

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