Where does “unartfully” come from?
unartfully (English) comes from English unartful, from English artful, from English Art, from Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis — to fit, to fix, to put together.
unartfully (English): In an unartful manner
Ancestry of “unartfully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unartful | Alternative form of inartful |
| 2 | English | artful | Cunning; tending toward indirect dealings;... |
| 3 | English | Art | — |
| 4 | Middle English | art | Second-person singular present indicative form of... |
| 5 | Old French | art | art |
| 6 | Latin | artem | accusative singular of ars; first-person singular... |
| 7 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |