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Where does “unpuritanically” come from?

unpuritanically (English) comes from English unpuritanical, from English puritanical, from English puritanic, from English Puritan, from English purity, from English pure, from Middle English pure, from Old French pur — to live.

unpuritanically (English): In an unpuritanical manner

Definitions

  1. In an unpuritanical manner

Ancestry of “unpuritanically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunpuritanicalNot puritanical
2EnglishpuritanicalOf or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their...
3EnglishpuritanicArchaic form of puritanical
4EnglishPuritanA member of a particular Protestant religious...
5EnglishpurityThe state or degree of being pure
6EnglishpureFree of flaws or imperfections; unsullied; Free...
7Middle Englishpurepure, unadulterated, undiluted, untarnished;...
8Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
9Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
10Old Frenchvielife
11Old Frenchviḍe—
12Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
13Latinvīta—
14Latinvīvō—
15Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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