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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

  1. In a way that is not relaxing

Ancestry of “unrelaxingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunrelaxingNot relaxing
2EnglishrelaxingConducive to relaxation; helping one to relax;...
3EnglishrelaxTo calm down; To make something loose; To become...
4Middle Englishrelaxen—
5Old FrenchrelaxerAlternative form of relaschier
6LatinrelaxoI stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen,...
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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