Where does “rotarily” come from?

rotarily (English) comes from English rotary, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rotarily (English): In a rotary fashion

Definitions

  1. In a rotary fashion

Ancestry of “rotarily”, step by step

rotarily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rotary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrotaryCapable of rotation; A traffic circle; Any of the...
2Medieval Latinrotarius
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic rotā