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Where does “unfraternally” come from?

unfraternally (English) comes from English unfraternal, from English fraternal, from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin fraternalis, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo — he, she.

unfraternally (English): In an unfraternal way

Definitions

  1. In an unfraternal way

Ancestry of “unfraternally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunfraternalNot fraternal; not befitting a brother
2EnglishfraternalOf or pertaining to a :brother or brothers; Of or...
3Middle Frenchfraternel—
4Medieval Latinfraternalisfraternal; Of or pertaining to a brother,...
5Latinfrāternus—
6French-iser-ise/-ize
7Old French-iser-ize
8Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
9Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
10Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
11Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
12Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
15Chichewaiyehe, she
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