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Where does “ungentlemanliness” come from?

ungentlemanliness (English) comes from English ungentlemanly, from English gentlemanly, from English gentleman, from Middle English gentilman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

ungentlemanliness (English): The state or condition of being ungentlemanly

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being ungentlemanly

Ancestry of “ungentlemanliness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishungentlemanlyNot gentlemanly; not adhering to the high moral...
2EnglishgentlemanlyOf, being, pertaining to, or resembling a...
3EnglishgentlemanA man of gentle but not noble birth,...
4Middle Englishgentilman—
5Middle EnglishmanTypically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;...
6Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
7Sanskritमहादेव—
8Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
9Sanskritमहायान—
10Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
11Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
12Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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