Where does “unattentively” come from?
unattentively (English) comes from English unattentive, from English attentive, from Middle English attentif, from Old French attentif, from Latin attentus, from Latin attineo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
unattentively (English): Synonym of inattentively
Definitions
- Synonym of inattentively
Ancestry of “unattentively”, step by step
unattentively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unattentive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unattentive | Not attentive |
| 2 | English | attentive | Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening,... |
| 3 | Middle English | attentif | — |
| 4 | Old French | attentif | — |
| 5 | Latin | attentus | detained, delayed; preserved, guarded; attentive,... |
| 6 | Latin | attineo | I bring or hold to or near; I hold fast, keep,... |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |