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Where does “unmanfully” come from?

unmanfully (English) comes from English unmanful, from English manful, from Middle English manful, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

unmanfully (English): In an unmanful manner

Definitions

  1. In an unmanful manner

Ancestry of “unmanfully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmanfulNot manful
2EnglishmanfulShowing the characteristics considered typical of...
3Middle EnglishmanfulNoble, brave, strong, daring, determined;...
4Middle EnglishmanTypically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;...
5Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
6Sanskritमहादेव—
7Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
8Sanskritमहायान—
9Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
10Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
11Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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