Where does “unteacherly” come from?

unteacherly (English) comes from English teacherly, from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

unteacherly (English): Not teacherly

Definitions

  1. Not teacherly

Ancestry of “unteacherly”, step by step

unteacherly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English teacherly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishteacherlyof or relating to teachers; suggestive of a...
2EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
3VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Vietnamese ly →Every word from English ly →Every word from English teacherly →