Where does “unsuperstitiously” come from?
unsuperstitiously (English) comes from English unsuperstitious, from English superstitious, from Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from Latin superstitio, from Latin superstō, from Latin super-, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
unsuperstitiously (English): In an unsuperstitious manner
Definitions
- In an unsuperstitious manner
Ancestry of “unsuperstitiously”, step by step
unsuperstitiously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsuperstitious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsuperstitious | Not superstitious |
| 2 | English | superstitious | Susceptible to superstitions; Arising from or... |
| 3 | Old French | superstitieux | — |
| 4 | Latin | superstitiōsus | superstitious |
| 5 | Latin | superstitio | superstition |
| 6 | Latin | superstō | to stand over or upon |
| 7 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |