Where does “unembellishing” come from?
unembellishing (English) comes from English embellishing, from English embellish, from Old French embellir, from Old French bel, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
unembellishing (English): That does not embellish
Definitions
- That does not embellish
Ancestry of “unembellishing”, step by step
unembellishing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embellishing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embellishing | present participle of embellish; An embellishment |
| 2 | English | embellish | To make more beautiful and attractive; to... |
| 3 | Old French | embellir | to make prettier; to make more attractive; to... |
| 4 | Old French | bel | Alternative form of biau; good, pretty |
| 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 |