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Where does “uncalmly” come from?

uncalmly (English) comes from English uncalm, from English calm, from Middle English calm, from Middle French calme, from Italian calma, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω.

uncalmly (English): In an uncalm manner

Definitions

  1. In an uncalm manner

Ancestry of “uncalmly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuncalmNot calm; To disturb from a state of calm
2EnglishcalmPeaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and...
3Middle Englishcalm—
4Middle Frenchcalmecalm; still; windless
5Italiancalmacalm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace...
6Latincaumaheat; heat of the day
7Ancient Greekκαῦμαburning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery
8Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
9Proto-Hellenic*káyyō—
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