Etymology

unemotionality

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Today it means: The state or quality of being without emotion. Full definition →

English emotionality ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French emotion
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  10. Proto-Italic*eks
  11. Latinex
  12. Latinex-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  15. Proto-Italic*moweō
  16. Latinmoveō
  17. Latinēmoveō
  18. Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
  19. Old Frenchesmovoir
  20. Middle Frenchesmouvoir
  21. Middle Frenchemotion
  22. Englishemotion
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Englishemotional
  26. Englishemotionality
  27. English todayunemotionality

From un- + emotionality.

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