English
ligneously
From ligneous + -ly.
Formed from ligneous + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect’
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no-m ‘that which is collected’
Proto-Italic *legnom
Latin lignum ‘firewood’
Latin ligneus ‘of wood—wooden’
English ligneous
Today it means
adv In a ligneous manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ligneously