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
Ancestry of “ruderally”, step by step
ruderally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ruderal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ruderal | Any plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil; A... |
| 2 | New Latin | ruderalis | Pertaining to rubble, or post-catastrophic... |
| 3 | Latin | -alis | Used to form adjectives of relationship from... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -li- | — |
via English ly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ly | Abbreviation of light-year |
| 2 | Vietnamese | ly | Alternative spelling of li |