Where does “uninvitingly” come from?
uninvitingly (English) comes from English uninviting, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
uninvitingly (English): In an uninviting manner
Definitions
- In an uninviting manner
Ancestry of “uninvitingly”, step by step
uninvitingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uninviting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uninviting | Not welcoming; not attractive |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |