Where does “unreluctantly” come from?
unreluctantly (English) comes from English unreluctant, from English reluctant, from Latin reluctans, from Latin reluctor, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
unreluctantly (English): Without reluctance; willingly
Definitions
- Without reluctance; willingly
Ancestry of “unreluctantly”, step by step
unreluctantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unreluctant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unreluctant | Not reluctant |
| 2 | English | reluctant | Opposing; offering resistance; Not wanting to... |
| 3 | Latin | reluctans | resisting |
| 4 | Latin | reluctor | I resist |
| 5 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 6 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 7 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |