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Where does “pharmacologically” come from?

Pharmacologically derives from English pharmacological, English pharmacology, English -ic, French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives.

pharmacologically (English): In a pharmacological manner; with regard to...

Definitions

  1. In a pharmacological manner; with regard to...

Ancestry of “pharmacologically”, 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 →