Where does “unmomentously” come from?
unmomentously (English) comes from English unmomentous, from English momentous, from English moment, from Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
unmomentously (English): In an unmomentous manner
Definitions
- In an unmomentous manner
Ancestry of “unmomentously”, step by step
unmomentously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmomentous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmomentous | Not momentous |
| 2 | English | momentous | Outstanding in importance, of great consequence |
| 3 | English | moment | A brief, unspecified amount of time; The smallest... |
| 4 | Middle English | moment | — |
| 5 | Old French | moment | — |
| 6 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 7 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 8 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 9 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |