Where does “unconvincingly” come from?
Unconvincingly derives from English unconvincing, which combines Latin unus (one) through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not).
unconvincingly (English): In an unconvincing manner
Definitions
- In an unconvincing manner
Ancestry of “unconvincingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconvincing | not convincing, plausible or believable; present... |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 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 |