Where does “rootlessly” come from?

rootlessly (English) comes from English rootless, from English root, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rootlessly (English): In a rootless manner

Definitions

  1. In a rootless manner

Ancestry of “rootlessly”, step by step

rootlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rootless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrootlessOf a plant or another thing, having no roots;...
2EnglishrootThe part of a plant, generally underground, that...
3Middle EnglishroteThe root; The foundation or base of a...
4Old Frenchroteroute, path
5Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
6Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
7Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-