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Where does “rewly” come from?

rewly (Middle English) comes from Middle English reule, from Old French reule, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

rewly (Middle English): regular, ordinary; orderly, ruly; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. regular, ordinary; orderly, ruly; Alternative...

Ancestry of “rewly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishreulelegal code, set of rules; moral code, principles;...
2Old Frenchreulerule; ruler; rule
3Latinrēgula—
4Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “rewly”

  • ruly
  • misruly
  • disruly
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