Where does “unpliantly” come from?
unpliantly (English) comes from English unpliant, from English pliant, from Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, from Old French ploiier, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
unpliantly (English): In an unpliant manner
Definitions
- In an unpliant manner
Ancestry of “unpliantly”, step by step
unpliantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpliant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpliant | Not pliant |
| 2 | English | pliant | Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to... |
| 3 | Middle English | pliaunt | — |
| 4 | Old French | ploiant | — |
| 5 | Old French | ploiier | to fold |
| 6 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |