Where does “unimportunately” come from?
unimportunately (English) comes from English unimportunate, from English importunate, from French importuner, from French importun, from Latin importūnus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
unimportunately (English): In an unimportunate manner
Definitions
- In an unimportunate manner
Ancestry of “unimportunately”, step by step
unimportunately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unimportunate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unimportunate | Not importunate |
| 2 | English | importunate | Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so;... |
| 3 | French | importuner | to importune, to annoy |
| 4 | French | importun | undesirable, troublesome; unwanted, unwelcome |
| 5 | Latin | importūnus | inconvenient, unsuitable |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |