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
uncondescendingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncondescending
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |