Where does “undiligently” come from?
undiligently (English) comes from English undiligent, from English diligent, from Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns, from Latin dīligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
undiligently (English): In an undiligent manner
Definitions
- In an undiligent manner
Ancestry of “undiligently”, step by step
undiligently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undiligent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undiligent | not diligent |
| 2 | English | diligent | Performing with industrious concentration;... |
| 3 | Middle English | diligent | — |
| 4 | Old French | diligent | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīligēns | diligent, careful, attentive |
| 6 | Latin | dīligō | to esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something) |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |