Where does “unspeculatively” come from?
unspeculatively (English) comes from English unspeculative, from English speculative, from Middle English speculatyf, from Old French speculatif, from Latin speculātīvus, from Latin speculor, from Latin specula, from Latin spes — to succeed, to prosper.
unspeculatively (English): In an unspeculative manner
Definitions
- In an unspeculative manner
Ancestry of “unspeculatively”, step by step
unspeculatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unspeculative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unspeculative | Not speculative |
| 2 | English | speculative | Characterized by speculation; based on guessing,... |
| 3 | Middle English | speculatyf | — |
| 4 | Old French | speculatif | — |
| 5 | Latin | speculātīvus | speculative |
| 6 | Latin | speculor | I watch, I observe; I examine, I explore; I spy |
| 7 | Latin | specula | watchtower, lookout; nominative plural of... |
| 8 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |