Etymology

stereotypically

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Today it means: In a stereotypical manner or way. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English stereotypical
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Frenchstéréo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tewp-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*túpt͏̌ō
  7. Ancient Greekτῠ́πτω (tŭ́ptō)deverb.
  8. Ancient Greekτῠ́πος (tŭ́pos)
  9. Ecclesiastical Latintypu
  10. Frenchtype
  11. Frenchstéréotype
  12. Englishstereotype
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishstereotypical
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  17. Proto-Germanic*līką
  18. English todaystereotypically

From stereotypical + -ly.

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