Where does “uninquisitive” come from?
uninquisitive (English) comes from English inquisitive, from Old French inquisitif, from Latin inquisitivus, from Latin inquisitus, from Latin inquiro, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
uninquisitive (English): Not inquisitive; incurious, not inclined to seek...
Definitions
- Not inquisitive; incurious, not inclined to seek...
Ancestry of “uninquisitive”, step by step
uninquisitive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inquisitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inquisitive | Eager to acquire knowledge; Too curious; overly... |
| 2 | Old French | inquisitif | — |
| 3 | Latin | inquisitivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | inquisitus | inquired into; investigated, examined |
| 5 | Latin | inquiro | I seek after, search for, inquire into something;... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |