Where does “unhideous” come from?

unhideous (English) comes from English hideous, from Middle English hidous, from Anglo-Norman hidous, from Old French hideus — ugly; hideous.

unhideous (English): Not hideous

Definitions

  1. Not hideous

Ancestry of “unhideous”, step by step

unhideous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hideous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhideousExtremely or shockingly ugly; Having a very...
2Middle Englishhidousterrifying, frightening; hideous, horrible,...
3Anglo-NormanhidousAlternative form of hideus
4Old Frenchhideusugly; hideous

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Old French hideus →Every word from Anglo-Norman hidous →Every word from Middle English hidous →