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
- Without quivering
Ancestry of “unquiveringly”, step by step
unquiveringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unquivering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unquivering | Not quivering |
| 2 | English | quivering | shaking, shivering; present participle of quiver;... |
| 3 | English | quiver | A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts,... |
| 4 | French | cuivre | copper; brass; copperplate |
| 5 | Old French | cuivre | copper |
| 6 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |