Etymology

unromantically

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Today it means: In an unromantic way. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English unromantic
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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. LatinRōma
  9. LatinRōmānus
  10. Latinrōmānicus
  11. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  12. Old Frenchromanz
  13. Old Frenchromaunt
  14. Englishromant
  15. Englishromantic
  16. Englishunromantic
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  20. Proto-Germanic*līką
  21. English todayunromantically

From unromantic + -ally.

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