Where does “unsincerely” come from?
unsincerely (English) comes from English unsincere, from English sincere, from Middle French sincere, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Ancestry of “unsincerely”, step by step
unsincerely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsincere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsincere | insincere |
| 2 | English | sincere | Genuine; meaning what one says or does;... |
| 3 | Middle French | sincere | sincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does) |
| 4 | Latin | sincērus | clean, pure, sound |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | senkairos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |