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Where does “unmanerli” come from?

unmanerli (Middle English) comes from Middle English manerly, from Middle English maner, from Old French manere, from Latin manuārius, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

unmanerli (Middle English): discourteously, rudely; excessively,...

Definitions

  1. discourteously, rudely; excessively,...

Ancestry of “unmanerli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmanerlyCourteously, urbanely; with good manners;...
2Middle EnglishmanerA manorial estate or property; a manor; A...
3Old Frenchmaneremanner; fashion; way
4Latinmanuārius—
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “unmanerli”

  • unmannerly
  • unmannerliness
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