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Where does “unnaturalistically” come from?

unnaturalistically (English) comes from English unnaturalistic, from English naturalistic, from English naturalist, from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

unnaturalistically (English): In an unnaturalistic manner

Definitions

  1. In an unnaturalistic manner

Ancestry of “unnaturalistically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunnaturalisticNot naturalistic
2EnglishnaturalisticHaving the appearance of nature or realism;...
3EnglishnaturalistA natural philosopher; a scientist; A person who...
4EnglishnaturalThat exists and evolved within the confines of an...
5Middle Englishnaturalintrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to...
6Old Frenchnaturalnatural
7Latinnātūrālis—
8Latinnātūra—
9Latinnātus—
10Latingnātus—
11Proto-Italicgnātos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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