Etymology

terminally

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

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English terminal
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
  4. Proto-Italic*termn̥
  5. Proto-Italic*term(e)nos
  6. Latinterminus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Late Latinterminālis
  10. Englishterminal
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayterminally

From terminal + -ly.

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