Where does “enviousness” come from?
enviousness (English) comes from English envious, from Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, from Latin invidiōsus, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo — in.
enviousness (English): The state of being envious
Definitions
- The state of being envious
Ancestry of “enviousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | envious | Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring... |
| 2 | Middle English | envious | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | envious | envious; jealous |
| 4 | Old French | envieus | — |
| 5 | Latin | invidiōsus | — |
| 6 | Latin | invidia | envy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an... |
| 7 | Latin | invidus | envious; hostile, inimical |
| 8 | Latin | invideo | I look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 10 | Latin | în | — |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |