'unlawfully-transferred' originates from the combination of 'unlawfully' and 'transferred'. 'Unlawfully' comes from 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'lawfully' meaning 'in accordance with the law'. 'Transferred' comes from Latin 'transferre', where 'trans-' meant 'across' and 'ferre' meant 'to carry'.

'Transferred' changed from the Latin word 'transferre' and eventually became the modern English word 'transfer'.

Initially, 'transferre' meant 'to carry across', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to move from one place to another'.