Where does “unloving” come from?
Unloving derives from English loving, itself from English love, ultimately tracing through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- to the root h₂ōwyóm, meaning to desire or wish.
unloving (English): Not loving; present participle of unlove
Definitions
- Not loving; present participle of unlove
Ancestry of “unloving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “unloving”