Where does “uncommendably” come from?
uncommendably (English) comes from English uncommendable, from English commendable, from Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from Latin commendāre, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
uncommendably (English): In an uncommendable manner
Definitions
- In an uncommendable manner
Ancestry of “uncommendably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | uncommendable | Not commendable |
| 2 | English | commendable | Worthy of commendation; deserving praise;... |
| 3 | Middle English | commendable | commendable, admirable; praised |
| 4 | Middle French | commendable | — |
| 5 | Latin | commendabilis | praiseworthy; commendable |
| 6 | Latin | commendāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |