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Where does “unominous” come from?

unominous (English) comes from English ominous, from Latin ominosus, from Latin ōmen, from Old Latin osmen, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

unominous (English): Not ominous

Definitions

  1. Not ominous

Ancestry of “unominous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishominousOf or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or...
2Latinominosusforeboding, ominous, portentous
3Latinōmen—
4Old Latinosmen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
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