Where does “plurally” come from?

plurally (English) comes from English plural, from Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel, from Latin plūrālis, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plurally (English): In a plural manner or fashion

Definitions

  1. In a plural manner or fashion

Ancestry of “plurally”, step by step

plurally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plural

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluralConsisting of or containing more than one of...
2Middle Englishplurelleplural
3Old Frenchplurelplural
4Latinplūrālisplural
5Latinplūsmore; more of
6Old Latinplous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →