Where does “untunably” come from?
untunably (English) comes from English untunable, from English tunable, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.
untunably (English): In a way that is not tuneful or melodious;...
Definitions
- In a way that is not tuneful or melodious;...
Ancestry of “untunably”, step by step
untunably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untunable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untunable | Unable to be tuned; unmelodic; inharmonious |
| 2 | English | tunable | Harmonious, melodic, tuneful; Able to be tuned; A... |
| 3 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 4 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 7 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 8 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 9 | Polish | tu | here |
| 10 | Polish | być | to be |
| 11 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 12 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |