Where does “unmurmuring” come from?
unmurmuring (English) comes from English murmuring, from English murmur, from Middle English murmur, from Old French murmure, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.
unmurmuring (English): Not murmuring; without protest or complaint
Definitions
- Not murmuring; without protest or complaint
Ancestry of “unmurmuring”, step by step
unmurmuring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English murmuring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | murmuring | present participle of murmur; A sound that... |
| 2 | English | murmur | Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running... |
| 3 | Middle English | murmur | A whining, protesting or complaining in the... |
| 4 | Old French | murmure | — |
| 5 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |