Where does “ruderally” come from?

ruderally (English) comes from English ruderal, from New Latin ruderalis, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

ruderally (English): In a ruderal manner

Definitions

  1. In a ruderal manner

Ancestry of “ruderally”, step by step

ruderally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ruderal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruderalAny plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil; A...
2New LatinruderalisPertaining to rubble, or post-catastrophic...
3Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
4Proto-Indo-European-li-

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li-Every word from Latin -alisEvery word from New Latin ruderalis
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