Where does “unlicentious” come from?
unlicentious (English) comes from English licentious, from Latin licentiōsus, from Latin licentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
unlicentious (English): Not licentious
Definitions
- Not licentious
Ancestry of “unlicentious”, step by step
unlicentious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English licentious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | licentious | Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal... |
| 2 | Latin | licentiōsus | licentious, full of freedom, free, unbridled, unrestrained, wanton |
| 3 | Latin | licentia | a license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |