Where does “unexpectedly” come from?

Unexpectedly derives from English expected, from Latin exspectāre meaning "to look out for," built on Latin ūnus meaning "one," tracing to Proto-Indo-European óynos and ultimately to the root ne meaning "not."

unexpectedly (English): In an unexpected manner

Definitions

  1. In an unexpected manner

Ancestry of “unexpectedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunexpectedNot expected, anticipated or foreseen
2EnglishUn-not
3Middle Englishun-—
4Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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