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Where does “unfeigned” come from?

Unfeigned derives from English feigned combined with the prefix un-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "being" or "existence," tracing through Latin unus and earlier Indo-European roots.

unfeigned (English): Not feigned; Genuine; Not false or hypocritical

Definitions

  1. Not feigned; Genuine; Not false or hypocritical

Ancestry of “unfeigned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
3Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
4Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “unfeigned”

  • unfeignedness
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