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Where does “unorthographical” come from?

unorthographical (English) comes from English orthographical, from English ortho-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

unorthographical (English): Not orthographical; not conforming to rules of...

Definitions

  1. Not orthographical; not conforming to rules of...

Ancestry of “unorthographical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthographicalOf, or relating to orthography or spelling;...
2Englishortho-straight, right, proper; Having an extra...
3Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
4Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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