Where does “inconsiderate” come from?
Inconsiderate comes from English in- plus considerate, with the prefix in- deriving from Latin in-, which developed from the Latin preposition in meaning "not" or "in," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European ne, oyd-, en, and en.
inconsiderate (English): Not considerate of others; Not giving enough...
Definitions
- Not considerate of others; Not giving enough...
Ancestry of “inconsiderate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 2 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 3 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “inconsiderate”