Where does “undevoutly” come from?
undevoutly (English) comes from English undevout, from English devout, from Middle English devout, from Old French devot, from Latin dēvotus, from Latin devoveo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
undevoutly (English): In an undevout manner
Ancestry of “undevoutly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | undevout | Not devout |
| 2 | English | devout | Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and... |
| 3 | Middle English | devout | devout; sacred, holy |
| 4 | Old French | devot | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēvotus | — |
| 6 | Latin | devoveo | I vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark... |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |