Where does “septifragally” come from?

septifragally (English) comes from English septifragal, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

septifragally (English): In a septifragal manner

Definitions

  1. In a septifragal manner

Ancestry of “septifragally”, step by step

septifragally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English septifragal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseptifragalBreaking from the partitions; said of a method of...
2Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinfrangōto break, shatter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Latin frangō →Every word from Latin frangere →