Where does “invidious” come from?
Invidious derives from Latin invidiosus, formed from Latin in- and videre meaning "to see," with the -osus suffix creating an adjective describing the quality of not wanting to see or begrudging others' success.
invidious (English): Causing ill will, envy, or offense; Offensively...
Definitions
- Causing ill will, envy, or offense; Offensively...
Ancestry of “invidious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | invidiōsus | envious, invidious, hostile |
| 2 | Latin | invidia | envy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an... |
| 3 | Latin | invidus | envious; hostile, inimical |
| 4 | Latin | invideo | I look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil... |
| 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 |