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 Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ — big, great.
unmanfully (English): In an unmanful manner
Definitions
- In an unmanful manner
Ancestry of “unmanfully”, step by step
unmanfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmanful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmanful | Not manful |
| 2 | English | manful | Showing the characteristics considered typical of... |
| 3 | Middle English | manful | Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined;... |
| 4 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 5 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |