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Where does “unseasonally” come from?

unseasonally (English) comes from English unseasonal, from English seasonal, from English season, from French assaisonner, from French saison, from Old French saison, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unseasonally (English): Not in keeping with the season; not expected,...

Definitions

  1. Not in keeping with the season; not expected,...

Ancestry of “unseasonally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunseasonalNot normal, appropriate, or expected for the...
2EnglishseasonalOf, related to, or reliant on a season or period...
3EnglishseasonEach of the four divisions of a year: spring,...
4Frenchassaisonnerto season
5Frenchsaisonseason
6Old Frenchsaisonseason
7Latinsatiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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