Where does “ungentlemanlike” come from?
ungentlemanlike (English) comes from English gentlemanlike, from English gentleman, from Middle English gentilman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ — big, great.
ungentlemanlike (English): Not gentlemanlike
Definitions
- Not gentlemanlike
Ancestry of “ungentlemanlike”, step by step
ungentlemanlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gentlemanlike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gentlemanlike | Like a gentleman; courteous |
| 2 | English | gentleman | A man of gentle but not noble birth,... |
| 3 | Middle English | gentilman | gentleman |
| 4 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 5 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |