Where does “unblanchingly” come from?
unblanchingly (English) comes from English unblanching, from English blanching, from English blanch, from Old French blanchir, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
unblanchingly (English): In an unblanching way; without blanching
Definitions
- In an unblanching way; without blanching
Ancestry of “unblanchingly”, step by step
unblanchingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unblanching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unblanching | Not blanching |
| 2 | English | blanching | present participle of blanch; The act by which... |
| 3 | English | blanch | To grow or become white; To take the color out... |
| 4 | Old French | blanchir | |
| 5 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 6 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 7 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |