Etymograph

English

secularly

Secularly comes from Middle English secularelie.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500secularelie1
  2. Englishtodaysecularly1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English secularly

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500secularelieWiktionary, English secularly
  2. EnglishtodaysecularlyWiktionary, English secularly

Formed from secular + -ly

Proto-Italic *saiklom

Latin saeculum ‘race, breed’

Latin saeculāris ‘of the age’

Old French seculer

Middle English seculer

English secular

Every English word from Middle English secularelie

Today it means

adv In a secular fashion.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “secularly”. 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.

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