Where does “de-lovely” come from?
de-lovely (English) comes from English delicious, from Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, from Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
de-lovely (English): Very delicious
Definitions
- Very delicious
Ancestry of “de-lovely”, step by step
de-lovely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delicious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delicious | Pleasing to taste; tasty; Metaphorically pleasing... |
| 2 | Middle English | delicious | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | delicious | delicious; tasty; noble; courtly; courteous |
| 4 | Old French | delicious | delicious; tasty; noble; courtly; courteous |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciōsus | delicious |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 7 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English Lovely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lovely | Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace |
| 2 | Middle English | lovely | lovely: loving, filled with love |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |