Where does “unashamedly” come from?
Unashamedly derives from English unashamed, which combines the prefix un- (from Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning "one") with ashamed, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots including ano- and ne.
unashamedly (English): In an unashamed manner
Ancestry of “unashamedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unashamed | feeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or... |
| 2 | English | Un- | — |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |