Where does “unrelaxingly” come from?
unrelaxingly (English) comes from English unrelaxing, from English relaxing, from English relax, from Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
unrelaxingly (English): In a way that is not relaxing
Definitions
- In a way that is not relaxing
Ancestry of “unrelaxingly”, step by step
unrelaxingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unrelaxing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrelaxing | Not relaxing |
| 2 | English | relaxing | Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax;... |
| 3 | English | relax | To calm down; To make something loose; To become... |
| 4 | Middle English | relaxen | loosen, make (something) less compact or dense |
| 5 | Old French | relaxer | Alternative form of relaschier |
| 6 | Latin | relaxo | I stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen,... |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |