Where does “unfinishedly” come from?

unfinishedly (English) comes from English unfinished, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

unfinishedly (English): Without being finished

Definitions

  1. Without being finished

Ancestry of “unfinishedly”, step by step

unfinishedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unfinished

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunfinishedNot finished, not completed
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

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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