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Where does “unproudly” come from?

unproudly (English) comes from English unproud, from English proud, from Middle English proud, from Old English prūd, from Old French prod, from Late Latin prode, from Latin prosum, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

unproudly (English): Without pride

Definitions

  1. Without pride

Ancestry of “unproudly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunproudNot proud
2EnglishproudFeeling honoured ; feeling happy or satisfied...
3Middle Englishproud—
4Old Englishprūdproud
5Old FrenchprodAlternative form of pro
6Late Latinprodeprofitable, useful; useful; valuable
7LatinprosumI am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,...
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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