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

  1. Not considerate of others; Not giving enough...

Ancestry of “inconsiderate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishin-in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with...
2Middle Englishin-
3Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inconsiderate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *in