Where does “distrustful” come from?
Distrustful comes from English distrust and the Old English suffix -ful, with distrust from Latin dis- and trust from Old English trēowth, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to split or separate.
distrustful (English): Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary,...
Definitions
- Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary,...
Ancestry of “distrustful”, step by step
distrustful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English distrust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distrust | Lack of trust or confidence; To put no trust in;... |
| 2 | English | dis- | reversal or removal; apart; Used as an... |
| 3 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |