Where does “unprosaically” come from?
unprosaically (English) comes from English unprosaic, from English prosaic, from Middle French prosaïque, from Medieval Latin prosaicus, from Latin prōsa, from Latin prorsus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus — to fit, to fix, to put together.
unprosaically (English): In an unprosaic manner
Definitions
- In an unprosaic manner
Ancestry of “unprosaically”, step by step
unprosaically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprosaic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprosaic | Not prosaic |
| 2 | English | prosaic | Pertaining to or having the characteristics of... |
| 3 | Middle French | prosaïque | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | prosaicus | in prose |
| 5 | Latin | prōsa | prose |
| 6 | Latin | prorsus | straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;... |
| 7 | Latin | prō | for |
| 8 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 9 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |