Where does “unlecherous” come from?

unlecherous (English) comes from English lecherous, from Old French lecherous, from Old French licherie, from Old French lechier, from Vulgar Latin *liccāre, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

unlecherous (English): Not lecherous

Definitions

  1. Not lecherous

Ancestry of “unlecherous”, step by step

unlecherous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lecherous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlecherousGiven to excessive sexual activity and debauchery
2Old Frenchlecherous—
3Old Frenchlicheriegluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery
4Old Frenchlechier—
5Vulgar Latin*liccāre—
6Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
7Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic likkōn →