Where does “unfelicitously” come from?
unfelicitously (English) comes from English unfelicitous, from English felicitous, from English felicity, from Latin fēlīcitās, from Latin Fēlīx.
unfelicitously (English): In an unfelicitous manner; unhappily,...
Definitions
- In an unfelicitous manner; unhappily,...
Ancestry of “unfelicitously”, step by step
unfelicitously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfelicitous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfelicitous | Not felicitous; unhappy, unfortunate |
| 2 | English | felicitous | Characterized by felicity; Of a sentence or... |
| 3 | English | felicity | Happiness; An apt and pleasing style in speech,... |
| 4 | Latin | fēlīcitās | — |
| 5 | Latin | Fēlīx | — |