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Where does “unenvious” come from?

unenvious (English) comes from English envious, from Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, from Latin invidiōsus, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo — in.

unenvious (English): Not envious

Definitions

  1. Not envious

Ancestry of “unenvious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenviousFeeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring...
2Middle Englishenvious—
3Anglo-Normanenviousenvious; jealous
4Old Frenchenvieus—
5Latininvidiōsus—
6Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
7Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
8LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “unenvious”

  • unenviously
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