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Where does “unsolemn” come from?

unsolemn (English) comes from English solemn, from Middle English solempne, from Old French solempne, from Latin sōlempnis, from Latin sōlemnis.

unsolemn (English): Not solemn

Definitions

  1. Not solemn

Ancestry of “unsolemn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolemnDeeply serious and somber; Somberly impressive;...
2Middle Englishsolempnesolemn
3Old Frenchsolempnesolemn
4Latinsōlempnis—
5Latinsōlemnis—
Every word from Latin sōlemnis →