Etymology

romantically

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Today it means: In a romantic way. Full definition →

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

  1. LatinRōma
  2. LatinRōmānus
  3. Latinrōmānicus
  4. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  5. Old Frenchromanz
  6. Old Frenchromaunt
  7. Englishromant
  8. Englishromantic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayromantically

From romantic + -ally.

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