Etymology

telegraphically

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Today it means: By means of telegraphy. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English telegraphic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Frenchtélé-
  4. Frenchtélégraphe
  5. Englishtelegraph
  6. Englishtelegraphic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todaytelegraphically

From telegraphic + -ally.

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