English
finally
/ˈfaɪ.nə.li/
At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
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Origin
From Middle English finally, fynaly, fynally, fynaliche, fynalliche, equivalent to final + -ly.
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Lineage
- inheritedMiddle Englishfinally
- surface analysisEnglishfinal “A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concl…”
- suffixEnglish-ly “Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a …”
- inheritedMiddle English-ly
- inheritedOld English-līċe
- inheritedOld English-līċ
- inheritedMiddle English-ly
Sources
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- Wiktionary: finally