Etymology

termly

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Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English term
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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. Old Frenchterme
  8. Middle Englishterme
  9. Englishterm
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. English todaytermly

From term + -ly.

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