Etymology

voluntarily

vol·un·ta·ri·ly
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Today it means: In a voluntary manner, particularly Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English voluntary
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  1. Middle Englishvoluntarie
  2. Englishvoluntary
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  4. Proto-Germanic*līką
  5. English todayvoluntarily

From voluntary + -ly.

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