Where does “unlovelily” come from?
unlovelily (English) comes from English unlovely, from Middle English unlovely, 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.
unlovelily (English): In an unlovely manner
Definitions
- In an unlovely manner
Ancestry of “unlovelily”, step by step
unlovelily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unlovely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unlovely | unattractive, ugly |
| 2 | Middle English | unlovely | unattractive, ugly |
| 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 |