Where does “unchildishly” come from?
unchildishly (English) comes from English unchildish, from English childish, from Middle English childissh, from Old English ċildisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
unchildishly (English): In an unchildish manner
Definitions
- In an unchildish manner
Ancestry of “unchildishly”, step by step
unchildishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unchildish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unchildish | Not childish |
| 2 | English | childish | Of or suitable for a child; Behaving immaturely |
| 3 | Middle English | childissh | childish, juvenile |
| 4 | Old English | ċildisċ | childish |
| 5 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |