Where does “unfecund” come from?

unfecund (English) comes from English fecund, from Middle French fécond, from Latin fecundus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

unfecund (English): Not fecund

Definitions

  1. Not fecund

Ancestry of “unfecund”, step by step

unfecund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fecund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfecundHighly fertile; able to produce offspring;...
2Middle Frenchfécond—
3Latinfecundusfertile or fruitful; productive or prolific;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin fecundus →Every word from Middle French fécond →