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Where does “envyfreeness” come from?

envyfreeness (English) comes from English envyfree, from English envy-free, from English envy, from Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo — in.

envyfreeness (English): The state of being envyfree

Definitions

  1. The state of being envyfree

Ancestry of “envyfreeness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenvyfreeAlternative form of envy-free
2Englishenvy-freeSuch that every partner feels that his/her...
3EnglishenvyResentful desire of something possessed by...
4Middle Englishenvieill-will, hatred, enmity, hostility; spite,...
5Old Frenchenvie—
6Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
7Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
8LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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