Where does “unnicely” come from?
unnicely (English) comes from English unnice, from English Nice, from Middle English nyce, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
unnicely (English): In a way that is not nice
Definitions
- In a way that is not nice
Ancestry of “unnicely”, step by step
unnicely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unnice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unnice | Not nice; unpleasant |
| 2 | English | Nice | (pronounced /ni:s/ or /naɪs/) |
| 3 | Middle English | nyce | foolish, simple, ignorant, naive; scared, weak,... |
| 4 | Old French | nice | simple, foolish |
| 5 | Latin | nescius | unaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable |
| 6 | Latin | nesciō | to not know, to be ignorant, to not understand |
| 7 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |