Where does “routinely” come from?
Routinely derives from English routine, from French routine, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
routinely (English): In a routine manner, in a way that has become...
Definitions
- In a routine manner, in a way that has become...
Ancestry of “routinely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | routine | A course of action to be followed regularly; a... |
| 2 | French | routiné | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ine | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |