Where does “unbuoyantly” come from?

unbuoyantly (English) comes from English unbuoyant, from English buoyant, from English buoy, from Middle English boy, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη — army.

unbuoyantly (English): In an unbuoyant manner

Definitions

  1. In an unbuoyant manner

Ancestry of “unbuoyantly”, step by step

unbuoyantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unbuoyant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunbuoyantNot buoyant
2EnglishbuoyantHaving buoyancy; able to float; Lighthearted and...
3EnglishbuoyA float moored in water to mark a location, warn...
4Middle Englishboy
5Middle Dutchboeyelife buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter
6Old Frenchboiebond, chain; fetter, chain, clog
7Latinboiafetter, collar for the neck
8Ancient Greekβοείηox hide
9Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
10LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
11Proto-Italickorwos
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
15Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-