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Where does “unimpassionedly” come from?

unimpassionedly (English) comes from English unimpassioned, from English impassioned, from English impassion, from English passion, from Middle English passion, from Old French passion, from Latin passiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

unimpassionedly (English): In an unimpassioned manner

Definitions

  1. In an unimpassioned manner

Ancestry of “unimpassionedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunimpassionedNot impassioned; lacking passion; without emotion
2EnglishimpassionedFilled with intense emotion or passion; fervent
3Englishimpassionmake passionate, instill passion in
4EnglishpassionAny great, strong, powerful emotion, especially...
5Middle Englishpassionpassion, that which must be endured, suffering,...
6Old Frenchpassionpassion
7Latinpassiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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