Etymograph

English

naturally

Naturally comes from Middle English naturally.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500naturally1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024naturally1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English naturally
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2024, Tiffany May, At 19, a Hong Kong Panda Is Finally a Mother: “Ying Ying, a panda at a Hong Kong theme…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500naturallyWiktionary, English naturally
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024naturallyWiktionary, English naturally. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2024, Tiffany May, At 19, a Hong Kong Panda Is Finally a Mother: “Ying Ying, a panda at a Hong Kong theme…”

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Today it means

adv In a natural manner.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “naturally”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English naturally / naturally