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Where does “unfamiliarly” come from?

unfamiliarly (English) comes from English unfamiliar, from English familiar, from Latin familiaris, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

unfamiliarly (English): In an unfamiliar manner

Definitions

  1. In an unfamiliar manner

Ancestry of “unfamiliarly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunfamiliarStrange, not familiar; An unfamiliar person; a...
2EnglishfamiliarKnown to one, or generally known; commonplace;...
3Latinfamiliarisof or pertaining to servants; of or pertaining to...
4Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
5Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
6Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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