Where does “guttately” come from?

guttately (English) comes from English guttate, from Latin guttatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

guttately (English): In a guttate manner

Definitions

  1. In a guttate manner

Ancestry of “guttately”, step by step

guttately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English guttate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguttateShaped like, or resembling drops; Spotted; To...
2Latinguttatusspotted, speckled
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin guttatus →