Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “unlaureled” come from?

unlaureled (English) comes from English laureled, from English laurel, from French laurer, from Anglo-Norman lorer, from Old French lorier, from Old French lor, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

unlaureled (English): Not crowned with laurel

Definitions

  1. Not crowned with laurel

Ancestry of “unlaureled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlaureledsimple past tense and past participle of laurel;...
2Englishlaurel"Laurus nobilis", an evergreen shrub having...
3FrenchlaurerTo crown, or decorate, with laurels
4Anglo-Normanlorer—
5Old Frenchlorier—
6Old Frenchlorto them; their
7Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
8English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
9Latin-āceus—
10Latin-āx—
11Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
12Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
13Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
14Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →