Where does “envyless” come from?
envyless (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.
envyless (English): Without envy
Definitions
- Without envy
Ancestry of “envyless”, 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- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |