Where does “unconcernedly” come from?
Unconcernedly derives from English unconcerned, which combines the prefix un- with concerned, ultimately tracing through Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- to the negation particle ne.
unconcernedly (English): In an unconcerned manner
Ancestry of “unconcernedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unconcerned | Indifferent and having no interest; aloof; Not... |
| 2 | English | un- | not; absent; lacking; not; negative; contrary to... |
| 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 |