Where does “uncompromisingly” come from?
Uncompromisingly comes from English uncompromising, derived from Latin unus meaning "one," traced through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ultimately to the root ne.
uncompromisingly (English): In an uncompromising manner
Definitions
- In an uncompromising manner
Ancestry of “uncompromisingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | uncompromising | Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make... |
| 2 | English | Un- | — |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |