Where does “unwily” come from?

unwily (English) comes from English wily, from Middle English wily.

unwily (English): Not wily

Definitions

  1. Not wily

Ancestry of “unwily”, step by step

unwily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wily

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwilySly, cunning, full of tricks
2Middle Englishwily—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle English wily →Every word from English wily →