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Where does “unemotionally” come from?

unemotionally (English) comes from English unemotional, from English emotional, from English emotion, from French émotion, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unemotionally (English): In an unemotional manner

Definitions

  1. In an unemotional manner

Ancestry of “unemotionally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunemotionalShowing little or no feeling; Reasoned and...
2EnglishemotionalOf or relating to the emotions; Characterised by...
3Englishemotionmovement; agitation; A person's internal state of...
4Frenchémotionemotion
5French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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