Etymology

semifictionally

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

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English semifictional
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  7. Proto-Italic*θingō
  8. Proto-Italic*fingō
  9. Latinfingō
  10. Latinfictiō
  11. Old Frenchficcion
  12. Middle Englishficcioun
  13. Englishfiction
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishfictional
  17. Englishsemifictional
  18. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  19. Proto-Germanic*līką
  20. English todaysemifictionally

From semifictional + -ly.

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