Where does “unbelligerently” come from?
unbelligerently (English) comes from English unbelligerent, from English belligerent, from Latin belligerans, from Latin belliger, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
unbelligerently (English): In an unbelligerent manner
Definitions
- In an unbelligerent manner
Ancestry of “unbelligerently”, step by step
unbelligerently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unbelligerent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unbelligerent | Not belligerent |
| 2 | English | belligerent | Engaged in warfare, warring; Eager to go to war,... |
| 3 | Latin | belligerans | waging war |
| 4 | Latin | belliger | waging war; warlike, martial, valiant |
| 5 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 6 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 7 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 8 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |