Where does “unhostilely” come from?

unhostilely (English) comes from English unhostile, from English hostile, from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

unhostilely (English): In an unhostile manner

Definitions

  1. In an unhostile manner

Ancestry of “unhostilely”, step by step

unhostilely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unhostile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunhostileNot hostile
2EnglishhostileNot friendly, appropriate to an enemy; showing...
3Middle Frenchhostile—
4Latinhostīlishostile
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin hostīlis →