Etymology

sarcastically

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

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English sarcastic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*twerḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*túrḱs /*twérḱs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*súrks /*swə́rks
  4. Ancient Greekσᾰ́ρξ (sắrx)
  5. Ancient Greekσᾰρκᾰ́ζω (sărkắzō)
  6. Ancient Greekσαρκασμός (sarkasmós)
  7. Late Latinsarcasmus
  8. Englishsarcasm
  9. Late Latinsarcasmu
  10. Frenchsarcasme
  11. Frenchsarcastique
  12. Englishsarcastic
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  16. Proto-Germanic*līką
  17. English todaysarcastically

From sarcastic + -ally.

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