Where does “unsailorly” come from?
unsailorly (English) comes from English sailorly, from English sailor, from English sailer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
unsailorly (English): Not sailorly
Definitions
- Not sailorly
Ancestry of “unsailorly”, step by step
unsailorly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sailorly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sailorly | Befitting a sailor |
| 2 | English | sailor | A person in the business of navigating ships or... |
| 3 | English | sailer | That which sails; a boat; A fastball that skims... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |