Where does “ungainlily” come from?
ungainlily (English) comes from English ungainly, from English gainly, from English gain, from Middle French gain, from Old French gaaing, from Old French gaaignier, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, from English unspecified — not, un-.
ungainlily (English): In an ungainly manner
Definitions
- In an ungainly manner
Ancestry of “ungainlily”, step by step
ungainlily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ungainly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungainly | Clumsy; lacking grace; Difficult to move or to... |
| 2 | English | gainly | Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily;... |
| 3 | English | gain | To acquire possession of; To have or receive... |
| 4 | Middle French | gain | income |
| 5 | Old French | gaaing | gain |
| 6 | Old French | gaaignier | Alternative form of gaigner; to earn, gain,... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *wadaniāre | — |
| 8 | English | unspecified | Not specified; not thoroughly explained or... |
| 9 | English | Un- | not |
| 10 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 11 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |