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Where does “intravenously” come from?

Intravenously comes from English intravenous, from Latin intra combined with Latin intro, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- and ḱóm.

intravenously (English): In an intravenous manner; by means of intravenous...

Definitions

  1. In an intravenous manner; by means of intravenous...

Ancestry of “intravenously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
2EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
3Middle Englishgrisely—
4Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
5Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
6Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →