Where does “undutifully” come from?
undutifully (English) comes from English undutiful, from English dutiful, from English duty, from Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
undutifully (English): In an undutiful manner
Definitions
- In an undutiful manner
Ancestry of “undutifully”, step by step
undutifully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undutiful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undutiful | Not dutiful |
| 2 | English | dutiful | Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and... |
| 3 | English | duty | That which one is morally or legally obligated to... |
| 4 | Middle English | duete | A charge, fee, or tax; a monetary sum one is owed... |
| 5 | Middle English | dewe | Alternative form of dew; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 7 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |