'unattractively' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'attractive', which comes from Latin 'attrahere', meaning 'to draw towards'.

'attrahere' transformed into the Old French word 'attractif', and eventually became the modern English word 'attractive'.

Initially, it meant 'to draw towards', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'pleasing or appealing'.