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Where does “seasonally” come from?

Seasonally derives from English seasonal, which combines English season with the suffix -ally, ultimately tracing through French a-, Ancient Greek ἀ-, Latin ad-, and Proto-Indo-European ád.

seasonally (English): Occurring every season; Occurring only in season

Definitions

  1. Occurring every season; Occurring only in season

Ancestry of “seasonally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseasonalOf, related to, or reliant on a season or period...
2EnglishseasonEach of the four divisions of a year: spring,...
3Frenchassaisonnerto season
4Frenchsaisonseason
5Old Frenchsaisonseason
6Latinsatiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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