Where does “unmechanically” come from?

unmechanically (English) comes from English unmechanical, from English Un-, 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.

unmechanically (English): In a manner that is not mechanical

Definitions

  1. In a manner that is not mechanical

Ancestry of “unmechanically”, step by step

unmechanically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unmechanical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmechanicalNot mechanical
2EnglishUn-not
3Middle Englishun-—
4Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →