Where does “unconventionally” come from?
unconventionally (English) comes from English unconventional, from English conventional, from French conventionnel, from French convention, from Middle French convention, from Latin conventiō, from Latin conveniō, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
unconventionally (English): In an unconventional manner
Definitions
- In an unconventional manner
Ancestry of “unconventionally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconventional | Not adhering to convention or accepted standards;... |
| 2 | English | conventional | Pertaining to a convention, as in following... |
| 3 | French | conventionnel | conventional; conventionalist, conventionnel |
| 4 | French | convention | convention, agreement; convention |
| 5 | Middle French | convention | — |
| 6 | Latin | conventiō | meeting of people |
| 7 | Latin | conveniō | to convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 |