Where does “ritually” come from?

Ritually derives from English ritual plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "like" and "together."

ritually (English): In a ritual manner; By habit

Definitions

  1. In a ritual manner; By habit

Ancestry of “ritually”, step by step

ritually traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ritual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishritualRelated to a rite or repeated set of actions;...
2Latinrītuālisritual, relating to religious rites
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →