Etymology

tropically

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Today it means: In a tropical manner; of the tropics. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishtropic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishtropical
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todaytropically

From tropical + -ly.

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