Where does “nonpejoratively” come from?
nonpejoratively (English) comes from English nonpejorative, from English pejorative, from Latin pēiōrātus, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
nonpejoratively (English): In a nonpejorative manner
Definitions
- In a nonpejorative manner
Ancestry of “nonpejoratively”, step by step
nonpejoratively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nonpejorative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nonpejorative | Not pejorative |
| 2 | English | pejorative | Disparaging, belittling or derogatory; A... |
| 3 | Latin | pēiōrātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | pēior | worse |
| 5 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |