Where does “lumpenly” come from?
lumpenly (English) comes from English lumpen, from German Lumpenproletariat, from German Proletariat, from French prolétariat, from French prolétaire, from Latin prōlētārius, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
lumpenly (English): In a lumpen manner
Definitions
- In a lumpen manner
Ancestry of “lumpenly”, step by step
lumpenly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lumpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lumpen | Of or relating to social outcasts; Of or relating... |
| 2 | German | Lumpenproletariat | lumpenproletariat |
| 3 | German | Proletariat | proletariat |
| 4 | French | prolétariat | proletariat |
| 5 | French | prolétaire | proletarian |
| 6 | Latin | prōlētārius | belonging to the lowest class of citizens, who, lacking property, contributed to the State with their offspring instead |
| 7 | Latin | prōlēs | offspring, children, progeny, descendants, a line of descendants, family, race |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |