Where does “frienvy” come from?
frienvy (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.
frienvy (English): Envy experienced toward friends
Definitions
- Envy experienced toward friends
Ancestry of “frienvy”, step by step
frienvy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English envy
| 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 |
via English Friend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Friend | A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends;... |
| 2 | Middle English | frend | A friend or compatriot; a close associate; A... |
| 3 | Old English | frēond | friend, friendly; friend, relative, lover |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frijōndz | friend, loved one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prēy- | to like, love; like, love |