Where does “unfractious” come from?
unfractious (English) comes from English fractious, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
unfractious (English): Not fractious
Definitions
- Not fractious
Ancestry of “unfractious”, step by step
unfractious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fractious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fractious | Given to troublemaking; Irritable; argumentative;... |
| 2 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 4 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 6 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |