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Where does “unreasonably” come from?

Unreasonably derives from English unreasonable, combining English reason from Latin ratiō and the suffix -abilis from Proto-Indo-European ano-, ultimately traceable to Proto-Indo-European ne, meaning "not."

unreasonably (English): In an unreasonable manner; To an unreasonable...

Definitions

  1. In an unreasonable manner; To an unreasonable...

Ancestry of “unreasonably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunreasonableWithout the ability to reason; unreasoning; Not...
2EnglishreasonA cause; Rational thinking ; the cognitive...
3Middle Englishresounresound; reason
4Anglo-NormanraisunAlternative form of reson
5Old Frenchresonlogic, logical reasoning
6Latinratiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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