Where does “unsanctimoniously” come from?
unsanctimoniously (English) comes from English unsanctimonious, from English sanctimonious, from English sanctimony, from Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος — heel of the foot; heel.
unsanctimoniously (English): In an unsanctimonious manner
Definitions
- In an unsanctimonious manner
Ancestry of “unsanctimoniously”, step by step
unsanctimoniously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsanctimonious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsanctimonious | Not sanctimonious |
| 2 | English | sanctimonious | Making a show of being morally better than... |
| 3 | English | sanctimony | A hypocritical form of excessive piety,... |
| 4 | Middle French | sanctimonie | — |
| 5 | Latin | sānctimōnia | sanctity |
| 6 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 7 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 11 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |