Where does “unalliterative” come from?
unalliterative (English) comes from English alliterative, from English alliterate, from English alliteration, from New Latin allīterātiō, from Latin alliteratus, from Latin allitero, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic — that.
unalliterative (English): Not alliterative
Definitions
- Not alliterative
Ancestry of “unalliterative”, step by step
unalliterative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alliterative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alliterative | In the form or style of alliteration |
| 2 | English | alliterate | To exhibit alliteration; To use so as to make... |
| 3 | English | alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the... |
| 4 | New Latin | allīterātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | alliteratus | — |
| 6 | Latin | allitero | — |
| 7 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 8 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 9 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 10 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |