Where does “uneagerly” come from?
uneagerly (English) comes from English uneager, from English eager, from Middle English egre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
uneagerly (English): Without eagerness
Ancestry of “uneagerly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | uneager | Not eager |
| 2 | English | eager | Sharp; sour; acid; Sharp; keen; bitter; severe;... |
| 3 | Middle English | egre | acidic, sour-tasting; violent, ruthless; angry,... |
| 4 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 6 | Latin | ācer | — |
| 7 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 9 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |