Etymology

unetymologically

Today it means: In a way which is not etymological. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English unetymological
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*set-?
  9. Ancient Greekἐτεός (eteós)der.?
  10. Ancient Greekἔτυμος (étumos)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  14. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  15. Ancient Greekἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos)
  16. Ancient Greekἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)
  17. Latinetymologia
  18. Old Frenchethimologie
  19. Middle Englishethymologie
  20. Englishetymology
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishetymological
  24. Englishunetymological
  25. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  26. Proto-Germanic*līką
  27. English todayunetymologically

From unetymological + -ly.

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