pertinently

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Etymology

Etymology tree

English pertinent

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

English -ly

English pertinently

From pertinent + -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

pertinently (comparative more pertinently, superlative most pertinently)

1. In a pertinent manner; relevantly.