Where does “unenviousness” come from?
unenviousness (English) comes from English unenvious, from English envious, from Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, from Latin invidiōsus, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus — in.
unenviousness (English): The quality of being unenvious
Definitions
- The quality of being unenvious
Ancestry of “unenviousness”, step by step
unenviousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unenvious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unenvious | Not envious |
| 2 | English | envious | Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring... |
| 3 | Middle English | envious | aggressive, malignant |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | envious | envious; jealous |
| 5 | Old French | envieus | — |
| 6 | Latin | invidiōsus | envious, invidious, hostile |
| 7 | Latin | invidia | envy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an... |
| 8 | Latin | invidus | envious; hostile, inimical |
| 9 | Latin | invideo | I look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil... |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |