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Where does “uninstructively” come from?

uninstructively (English) comes from English uninstructive, from English instructive, from English -ive, from Middle English -yf, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

uninstructively (English): In an uninstructive manner

Definitions

  1. In an uninstructive manner

Ancestry of “uninstructively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuninstructiveNot instructive
2EnglishinstructiveConveying knowledge, information or instruction;...
3English-iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or...
4Middle English-yfA suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...
5Old French-if-ive
6Latin-īvus—
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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