Where does “uncomplaisantly” come from?
uncomplaisantly (English) comes from English uncomplaisant, from English complaisant, from French complaisant, from French complaire, from Middle French complaire, from Latin complaceō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
uncomplaisantly (English): In an uncomplaisant manner
Definitions
- In an uncomplaisant manner
Ancestry of “uncomplaisantly”, step by step
uncomplaisantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncomplaisant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncomplaisant | Not complaisant |
| 2 | English | complaisant | Compliant; Willing to do what pleases others;... |
| 3 | French | complaisant | present participle of complaire; complaisant,... |
| 4 | French | complaire | to get stuck in, to get caught in; to take... |
| 5 | Middle French | complaire | to please |
| 6 | Latin | complaceō | to please or take the fancy of |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |