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Where does “unjustifiably” come from?

Unjustifiably derives from English unjustifiable, which comes from Middle French justifiable, ultimately tracing through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- to the negation particle ne.

unjustifiably (English): In an unjustifiable manner

Definitions

  1. In an unjustifiable manner

Ancestry of “unjustifiably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunjustifiableThat cannot be justified, excused or pardoned
2EnglishUn-—
3EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
4Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
5Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
6Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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