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Where does “unurgency” come from?

unurgency (English) comes from English urgency, from English urgent, from Middle French urgent, from Latin urgēns, from Latin urgeō, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

unurgency (English): Lack of urgency

Definitions

  1. Lack of urgency

Ancestry of “unurgency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurgencyThe quality or condition of being urgent;...
2EnglishurgentRequiring immediate attention
3Middle Frenchurgentpressing, impelling
4Latinurgēns—
5Latinurgeō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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