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Where does “unselfconsciously” come from?

unselfconsciously (English) comes from English unselfconscious, from English selfconscious, from English self-conscious, from English conscious, from Latin conscius, from Latin consciō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

unselfconsciously (English): in a manner which is not self-conscious

Definitions

  1. in a manner which is not self-conscious

Ancestry of “unselfconsciously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunselfconsciousNot self-conscious; natural and genuine
2EnglishselfconsciousAlternative spelling of self-conscious
3Englishself-consciousAware of oneself as an individual being;...
4EnglishconsciousAlert, awake; with one's mental faculties active;...
5Latinconsciusconscious; aware , privy; guilty
6Latinconsciō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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