Where does “unenjoyingly” come from?

unenjoyingly (English) comes from English unenjoying, from English enjoying, from English enjoy, from Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier.

unenjoyingly (English): Without a feeling of enjoyment

Definitions

  1. Without a feeling of enjoyment

Ancestry of “unenjoyingly”, step by step

unenjoyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unenjoying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunenjoyingNot gaining enjoyment
2Englishenjoyingpresent participle of enjoy
3EnglishenjoyTo receive pleasure or satisfaction from...
4Middle Englishenjoyen—
5Old Frenchenjoier—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old French enjoier →Every word from Middle English enjoyen →Every word from English enjoy →