Where does “envy-free” come from?
envy-free (English) comes from English envy, from Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
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- Such that every partner feels that his/her...
Ancestry of “envy-free”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | envy | Resentful desire of something possessed by... |
| 2 | Middle English | envie | ill-will, hatred, enmity, hostility; spite,... |
| 3 | Old French | envie | — |
| 4 | Latin | invidia | envy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an... |
| 5 | Latin | invidus | envious; hostile, inimical |
| 6 | Latin | invideo | I look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | în | — |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “envy-free”