Where does “unceasingly” come from?
Unceasingly derives from English ceasing, which comes from English cease, from Middle French cesser and Latin cedo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos and ne.
unceasingly (English): without ceasing ; continuously
Definitions
- without ceasing ; continuously
Ancestry of “unceasingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unceasing | continuous; continuing indefinitely without... |
| 2 | English | ceasing | present participle of cease; A cessation |
| 3 | English | cease | To stop; To stop doing; To be wanting; to fail;... |
| 4 | Middle English | cesen | — |
| 5 | Middle French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 6 | Old French | cesser | to cease; to stop |
| 7 | Latin | cessō | — |
| 8 | Latin | cēdō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 11 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |