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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂-?

Proto-Indo-European *dʰyeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *tsā́mə?

Ancient Greek σῆμᾰ (sêmă)

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.

Proto-Indo-European *-n̥yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.

Proto-Indo-European *-m̥yeti

Proto-Hellenic *-əňňō

Ancient Greek -αίνω (-aínō)

Ancient Greek σημαίνω (sēmaínō)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós)lbor.

French sémantiquelbor.

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French sémantique

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ms

Proto-Indo-European *-omsder.

Proto-Germanic *-anzder.?

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s

Proto-Germanic *-ōz

Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.?

Old English -as

Middle English -es

English -s

English semanticsbf.?

English semantic

English polysemantic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

Middle English -ally

English -ally

English polysemantically

From polysemantic + -ally.

Adverb

polysemantically (not comparable)

1. In a polysemantic way.