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Where does “unmiserable” come from?

unmiserable (English) comes from English miserable, from Middle French miserable, from Latin miserabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

unmiserable (English): Not miserable

Definitions

  1. Not miserable

Ancestry of “unmiserable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiserableIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor;...
2Middle Frenchmiserable—
3Latinmiserabilispitiable, miserable, deplorable, lamentable,...
4Latin-bilis-ble
5Proto-Italic-ðlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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