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Where does “unfamilial” come from?

unfamilial (English) comes from English familial, from French familial, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

unfamilial (English): Not familial

Definitions

  1. Not familial

Ancestry of “unfamilial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfamilialOf or pertaining to a human family; Pertaining to...
2Frenchfamilialfamilial, relating to a family
3Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
4Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
5Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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