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Where does “unreasoningly” come from?

unreasoningly (English) comes from English unreasoning, from English reasoning, from English reason, from Middle English resoun, from Anglo-Norman raisun, from Old French reson, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unreasoningly (English): Without reasoning; blindly, thoughtlessly

Definitions

  1. Without reasoning; blindly, thoughtlessly

Ancestry of “unreasoningly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunreasoningBehaving without reason
2EnglishreasoningThe deduction of inferences or interpretations...
3EnglishreasonA cause; Rational thinking ; the cognitive...
4Middle Englishresounresound; reason
5Anglo-NormanraisunAlternative form of reson
6Old Frenchresonlogic, logical reasoning
7Latinratiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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