Where does “unfeigningly” come from?
unfeigningly (English) comes from English unfeigning, from English feigning, from English feign, from Middle English feynen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
unfeigningly (English): Without feigning; genuinely; sincerely
Definitions
- Without feigning; genuinely; sincerely
Ancestry of “unfeigningly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfeigning | Not feigning; genuine; sincere |
| 2 | English | feigning | present participle of feign; Act of one who... |
| 3 | English | feign | To make a false show or pretence of; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | feynen | To make, produce, cause; To fake, feign, defraud,... |
| 5 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 6 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |