Where does “unwomanly” come from?
Unwomanly derives from English woman with the prefix un-, tracing through Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "one" and "not."
unwomanly (English): Not womanly; unfeminine; In a manner unbecoming a...
Definitions
- Not womanly; unfeminine; In a manner unbecoming a...
Ancestry of “unwomanly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | womanly | Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | womanly | Alternative form of wommanly |
| 3 | Middle English | wommanly | Resembling or characteristic of a woman;... |
| 4 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 5 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 6 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |