Where does “anatropously” come from?

anatropously (English) comes from English anatropous, from English an-, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

anatropously (English): In an anatropous manner

Definitions

  1. In an anatropous manner

Ancestry of “anatropously”, step by step

anatropously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English anatropous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanatropousHaving an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to...
2Englishan-Alternative form of on-; not; used to make words...
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-