Where does “unfairly” come from?
Unfairly comes from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, derived from Proto-Germanic galīkaz and Proto-Indo-European līg- combined with Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, meaning "equal" or "like."
unfairly (English): In a manner that is unfair
Definitions
- In a manner that is unfair
Ancestry of “unfairly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unfair | not beautiful; uncomely; unattractive; sorrowful;... |
| 2 | English | Un- | — |
| 3 | English | still | Not moving; calm; Not effervescing; not... |
| 4 | Old English | stillan | become calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |