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Where does “uninformatively” come from?

uninformatively (English) comes from English uninformative, from English informative, from English inform, from French informe, from Latin informis, from Latin in- -is, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

uninformatively (English): In a way that is not informative

Definitions

  1. In a way that is not informative

Ancestry of “uninformatively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishuninformativelacking useful or interesting information
2EnglishinformativeProviding information; "especially", providing...
3EnglishinformTo instruct, train; To communicate knowledge to;...
4Frenchinformefirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Latininformisformless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly
6Latinin- -is—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →