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Where does “unmagnificently” come from?

unmagnificently (English) comes from English unmagnificent, from English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, from Latin magnificus, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

unmagnificently (English): In a way that is not magnificent

Definitions

  1. In a way that is not magnificent

Ancestry of “unmagnificently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunmagnificent—
2EnglishmagnificentGrand, elegant or splendid in appearance; Grand...
3Middle Frenchmagnificent—
4Latinmagnificentiormore noble, magnificent etc
5Latinmagnificusgreat, noble, distinguished, eminent, august;...
6Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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