the word 'unashamedly' is a modern english formation built upon the old english core of 'ashamed'. the root 'shame' traces back to the proto-germanic skamō, meaning disgrace, and further to the proto-indo-european root (s)kem-, meaning to cover, which conceptually links covering oneself to feelings of modesty or disgrace. the prefix 'un-', a prolific negator in english, systematically inverts the adjective's meaning to "not feeling shame." finally, the adverbial suffix '-ly' transforms this state into a descriptor of action or manner, completing the logical progression from an ancient concept of covering/disgrace to the modern adverbial sense of acting without embarrassment.

Structure: un (not) + ashamed (feeling shame) + ly (adverb suffix) - un: a prefix of germanic origin (old english un-), meaning "not," used to form negatives. - ashamed: an adjective of old english origin (āscamian, from ā- (intensive) + scamu (shame)), meaning feeling shame or guilt. - ly: a suffix of old english origin (-līce), used to form adverbs from adjectives, indicating manner or quality.