Where does “uningenuous” come from?
uningenuous (English) comes from English ingenuous, from Latin ingenuus, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
uningenuous (English): Not ingenuous
Definitions
- Not ingenuous
Ancestry of “uningenuous”, step by step
uningenuous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ingenuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ingenuous | Naive and trusting; Demonstrating childlike... |
| 2 | Latin | ingenuus | natural, indigenous; freeborn; noble, upright,... |
| 3 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 4 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |