Where does “unhostile” come from?
unhostile (English) comes from English hostile, from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
unhostile (English): Not hostile
Definitions
- Not hostile
Ancestry of “unhostile”, step by step
unhostile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hostile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hostile | Not friendly, appropriate to an enemy; showing... |
| 2 | Middle French | hostile | — |
| 3 | Latin | hostīlis | hostile |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |