Where does “unfelonious” come from?
unfelonious (English) comes from English felonious, from English felony, from Middle English felony, from Old French felonie, from Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fello, from Frankish fellō, from Proto-Germanic fillô — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...
unfelonious (English): Not felonious
Definitions
- Not felonious
Ancestry of “unfelonious”, step by step
unfelonious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English felonious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | felonious | Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of... |
| 2 | English | felony | A serious criminal offense, which, under United... |
| 3 | Middle English | felony | — |
| 4 | Old French | felonie | evil; immoral acts or deeds |
| 5 | Old French | felon | evildoer; wrongdoer; immoral person; bastard;... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | fello | I suck; I fellate, perform fellatio, suck off;... |
| 7 | Frankish | fellō | evildoer; wicked person |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fillô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | faluz | terrible; cruel; bad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pol- | to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |