Where does “vernacularly” come from?
vernacularly (English) comes from English vernacular, from Latin vernāculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.
vernacularly (English): In a vernacular way
Ancestry of “vernacularly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vernacular | The language of a people or a national language;... |
| 2 | Latin | vernāculus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | — |