English
elliptically
From elliptical + -ly.
A compound of elliptical + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave behind’
Ancient Greek λείπω ‘to leave’
Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω ‘I leave out, omit’
Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός ‘defective’
English elliptical
Today it means
adv in the form of an ellipse
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Etymograph / elliptically