Where does “unpraiseworthily” come from?
unpraiseworthily (English) comes from English unpraiseworthy, from English praiseworthy, from English praise, from Middle English praisen, from Old French proisier, from Late Latin pretio, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom — passed , crossed.
unpraiseworthily (English): In an unpraiseworthy manner
Definitions
- In an unpraiseworthy manner
Ancestry of “unpraiseworthily”, step by step
unpraiseworthily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpraiseworthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpraiseworthy | Not praiseworthy |
| 2 | English | praiseworthy | Meriting praise; worthy of high praise |
| 3 | English | praise | commendation; favourable representation in words;... |
| 4 | Middle English | praisen | — |
| 5 | Old French | proisier | to value, prize |
| 6 | Late Latin | pretio | to value, prize; I esteem, I prize, I value; I... |
| 7 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |