Where does “unfeigning” come from?
unfeigning (English) comes from English feigning, from English feign, from Middle English feynen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
unfeigning (English): Not feigning; genuine; sincere
Definitions
- Not feigning; genuine; sincere
Ancestry of “unfeigning”, step by step
unfeigning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feigning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feigning | present participle of feign; Act of one who... |
| 2 | English | feign | To make a false show or pretence of; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | feynen | To make, produce, cause; To fake, feign, defraud,... |
| 4 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 5 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |