Where does “unflagrant” come from?
unflagrant (English) comes from English flagrant, from Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
unflagrant (English): Not flagrant
Definitions
- Not flagrant
Ancestry of “unflagrant”, step by step
unflagrant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flagrant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flagrant | Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous; On... |
| 2 | Middle French | flagrant | — |
| 3 | Latin | flagrantem | accusative masculine singular of flăgrāns;... |
| 4 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |