Where does “unmellifluous” come from?
unmellifluous (English) comes from English mellifluous, from Latin mellifluus, from Latin -fluus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
unmellifluous (English): Not mellifluous; harsh-sounding; dissonant
Definitions
- Not mellifluous; harsh-sounding; dissonant
Ancestry of “unmellifluous”, step by step
unmellifluous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mellifluous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mellifluous | Flowing like honey; Sweet, smooth and musical;... |
| 2 | Latin | mellifluus | honey-dropping, flowing with honey, mellifluous |
| 3 | Latin | -fluus | flowing; flowing with |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |