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Where does “unpatronisingly” come from?

unpatronisingly (English) comes from English unpatronising, from English patronising, from English patronise, from English patron, from Middle English patroun, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, from Latin pater — to protect; to shepherd.

unpatronisingly (English): Alternative spelling of unpatronizingly

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  1. Alternative spelling of unpatronizingly

Ancestry of “unpatronisingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunpatronisingAlternative spelling of unpatronizing
2EnglishpatronisingAlternative spelling of patronizing; present...
3EnglishpatroniseAlternative form of patronize
4EnglishpatronOne who protects or supports; a defender or...
5Middle EnglishpatrounA ruler, leader or boss; a man who is in charge...
6Old Frenchpatronmodel; patron, protector
7Latinpatrōnus—
8Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
9Proto-Italicpatērfather
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →