Where does “unblameworthy” come from?
unblameworthy (English) comes from English blameworthy, from English blame, from Middle English blame, from Old French blame, from Old French blasmer, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος.
unblameworthy (English): Not blameworthy
Definitions
- Not blameworthy
Ancestry of “unblameworthy”, step by step
unblameworthy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blameworthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blameworthy | Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible |
| 2 | English | blame | Censure; Culpability for something negative or... |
| 3 | Middle English | blame | criticism, condemnation; accusation; blame,... |
| 4 | Old French | blame | — |
| 5 | Old French | blasmer | to blame |
| 6 | Latin | blastēmāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βλασφημέω | I speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βλάσφημος | uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |