Where does “dormantly” come from?

dormantly (English) comes from English dormant, from Latin dormiēns, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormantly (English): While dormant

Definitions

  1. While dormant

Ancestry of “dormantly”, step by step

dormantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dormant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdormantInactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended; In a...
2Latindormiēnssleeping
3Latindormiōto sleep
4Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →Every word from Proto-Italic dormiō →Every word from Latin dormiō →