Where does “iniquity” come from?
Iniquity comes from Middle English iniquite, from Old French iniquité, from Latin iniquitas, meaning unfairness or injustice, ultimately from Latin in- and aequus meaning equal.
iniquity (English): Deviation from what is right; gross injustice,...
Definitions
- Deviation from what is right; gross injustice,...
Ancestry of “iniquity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | iniquite | malevolence, maliciousness, iniquity; enmity,... |
| 2 | Old French | iniquité | — |
| 3 | Latin | inīquitās | unfairness, inequality, unevenness |
| 4 | Latin | inīquus | unjust, unfair |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |