Where does “unmurmuringly” come from?
unmurmuringly (English) comes from English unmurmuring, from English murmuring, from English murmur, from Middle English murmur, from Old French murmure, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.
unmurmuringly (English): Without protest or complaint
Definitions
- Without protest or complaint
Ancestry of “unmurmuringly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unmurmuring | Not murmuring; without protest or complaint |
| 2 | English | murmuring | present participle of murmur; A sound that... |
| 3 | English | murmur | Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running... |
| 4 | Middle English | murmur | A whining, protesting or complaining in the... |
| 5 | Old French | murmure | — |
| 6 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |