Where does “unpassionately” come from?

unpassionately (English) comes from English unpassionate, from English passionate, from Middle English passionat, from Latin passionatus, from Latin passionare — to be affected with passion.

unpassionately (English): Without passion

Definitions

  1. Without passion

Ancestry of “unpassionately”, step by step

unpassionately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unpassionate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunpassionatenot passionate
2EnglishpassionateGiven to strong feeling, sometimes romantic,...
3Middle EnglishpassionatEasily inflamed
4LatinpassionatusFull of passion
5Latinpassionareto be affected with passion

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin passionareEvery word from Latin passionatusEvery word from Middle English passionat