Where does “ungrammatically” come from?
ungrammatically (English) comes from English ungrammatical, from English grammatical, from Middle French grammatical, from Latin grammaticalis, from Latin grammatica, from Latin grammaticus, from Ancient Greek γραμματικός, from Ancient Greek γράμμα — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
ungrammatically (English): In an ungrammatical manner
Definitions
- In an ungrammatical manner
Ancestry of “ungrammatically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ungrammatical | In violation of one or more of the rules and... |
| 2 | English | grammatical | Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or... |
| 3 | Middle French | grammatical | — |
| 4 | Latin | grammaticalis | grammatical; of or pertaining to grammar |
| 5 | Latin | grammatica | grammar, philology; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | grammaticus | of or pertaining to the study of language, of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γραμματικός | knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |