Where does “un-Shakespearean” come from?
un-Shakespearean (English) comes from English shakespearean, from English Shakespeare, from English Spear, from Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Latin sphēra, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
un-Shakespearean (English): Not Shakespearean; not thematically or stylistically like the works of Shakespeare
Definitions
- Not Shakespearean; not thematically or stylistically like the works of Shakespeare
Ancestry of “un-Shakespearean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shakespearean | Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived |
| 2 | English | Shakespeare | Eloquent language, especially English; poetry; A... |
| 3 | English | Spear | A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion |
| 4 | Middle English | spere | A spear or lance; The Lance of Longinus; A barb... |
| 5 | Old French | sphere | sphere shape |
| 6 | Latin | sphēra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |