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Where does “unsuddenly” come from?

unsuddenly (English) comes from English unsudden, from English sudden, from Middle English sodeyn, from Anglo-Norman sodein, from Old French sodain, from Vulgar Latin subitanus, from Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus — to go.

unsuddenly (English): Not suddenly; happening slowly and with plenty of...

Definitions

  1. Not suddenly; happening slowly and with plenty of...

Ancestry of “unsuddenly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunsuddenHappening slowly and with plenty of warning; not...
2EnglishsuddenHappening quickly and with little or no warning;...
3Middle EnglishsodeynSudden; happening or developing without buildup...
4Anglo-Normansodeinsudden; quickly with little or no warning
5Old Frenchsodain—
6Vulgar Latinsubitanussudden
7Latinsubitāneus—
8Latinsubitusapproached; succeeded; occurred
9LatinsubeoI go under, come under; enter; I go up to,...
10Latineō—
11Proto-ItaliceōI go
12Proto-Italicejō—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →