Where does “ungracefully” come from?
ungracefully (English) comes from English ungraceful, from English graceful, from Middle English graceful, from Middle English grace, from Old French grace, from Latin grātia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
ungracefully (English): In an ungraceful manner
Definitions
- In an ungraceful manner
Ancestry of “ungracefully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungraceful | Not graceful; lacking grace |
| 2 | English | graceful | Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | graceful | Giving grace; grace-inducing; nice, kindly |
| 4 | Middle English | grace | Various theological meanings, usually as an... |
| 5 | Old French | grace | grace; favor; grace; gracefulness; elegance |
| 6 | Latin | grātia | grace |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |