Where does “visionally” come from?

visionally (English) comes from English visional, from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

visionally (English): In or as a vision

Definitions

  1. In or as a vision

Ancestry of “visionally”, step by step

visionally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English visional

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvisionalOf or pertaining to vision
2EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
3Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-
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