Where does “uncondescendingly” come from?
uncondescendingly (English) comes from English uncondescending, from English condescending, from English condescend, from Middle English condescenden, from Old French condescendre, from Latin condēscendere, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
uncondescendingly (English): In a way that is not condescending
Definitions
- In a way that is not condescending
Ancestry of “uncondescendingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | uncondescending | Not condescending; free of condescension |
| 2 | English | condescending | Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing... |
| 3 | English | condescend | To come down from one's superior position; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | condescenden | — |
| 5 | Old French | condescendre | to descend; to go down; to assent ; to agree |
| 6 | Latin | condēscendere | — |
| 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 |