Etymology

socially

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Today it means: In a social manner; sociably. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsokios
  7. Latinsocius
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Latinsociāli
  11. Middle Frenchsocia
  12. Englishsocial
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. English todaysocially

From social + -ly.

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