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Where does “unquiveringly” come from?

unquiveringly (English) comes from English unquivering, from English quivering, from English quiver, from French cuivre, from Old French cuivre, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

unquiveringly (English): Without quivering

Definitions

  1. Without quivering

Ancestry of “unquiveringly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunquiveringNot quivering
2Englishquiveringshaking, shivering; present participle of quiver;...
3EnglishquiverA container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts,...
4Frenchcuivrecopper; brass; copperplate
5Old Frenchcuivrecopper
6Latincȳprium—
7Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
8Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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