Where does “populously” come from?

populously (English) comes from English populous, from Latin populosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

populously (English): In a populous manner

Definitions

  1. In a populous manner

Ancestry of “populously”, step by step

populously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English populous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpopulousHaving a large population; Spoken by a large...
2Latinpopulosusfull of people, populous; populous
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin populosus →
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