Where does “unbelligerent” come from?
unbelligerent (English) comes from English belligerent, from Latin belligerans, from Latin belliger, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
unbelligerent (English): Not belligerent
Definitions
- Not belligerent
Ancestry of “unbelligerent”, step by step
unbelligerent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English belligerent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | belligerent | Engaged in warfare, warring; Eager to go to war,... |
| 2 | Latin | belligerans | waging war |
| 3 | Latin | belliger | waging war; warlike, martial, valiant |
| 4 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 5 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 6 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 7 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |