English
sanely
From sane + -ly.
A compound of sane + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- ‘to satisfy’
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-no-
Proto-Italic *sānos ‘healthy’
Latin sānus ‘healthy’
English sane
Today it means
adv In a sane manner; sensibly; logically; rationally.
Sources
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