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Where does “unvulgarly” come from?

unvulgarly (English) comes from English unvulgar, from English vulgar, from Latin vulgaritas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

unvulgarly (English): In a manner that is not vulgar

Definitions

  1. In a manner that is not vulgar

Ancestry of “unvulgarly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunvulgarNot vulgar
2EnglishvulgarDebased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene; Having to...
3Latinvulgaritasmultitude
4Latin-tās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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