Where does “undiplomatically” come from?
undiplomatically (English) comes from English undiplomatic, from English diplomatic, from French diplomatique, from New Latin diplomaticus, from Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω — he, she.
undiplomatically (English): In an undiplomatic way
Definitions
- In an undiplomatic way
Ancestry of “undiplomatically”, step by step
undiplomatically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undiplomatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undiplomatic | not diplomatic or tactful; lacking sensitivity or... |
| 2 | English | diplomatic | Concerning the relationships between the... |
| 3 | French | diplomatique | diplomatic |
| 4 | New Latin | diplomaticus | diplomatic |
| 5 | Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |