Where does “unoppressiveness” come from?
unoppressiveness (English) comes from English unoppressive, from English oppressive, from English oppress, from Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin opprimere, from Latin opprimo.
unoppressiveness (English): The quality of not being oppressive
Definitions
- The quality of not being oppressive
Ancestry of “unoppressiveness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unoppressive | Not oppressive |
| 2 | English | oppressive | Burdensome or difficult to bear; Tyrannical or... |
| 3 | English | oppress | To keep down by unjust force; To make sad or... |
| 4 | Middle English | oppressen | — |
| 5 | Old French | oppresser | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | oppressare | to press against, oppress |
| 7 | Latin | opprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | opprimo | I press down upon; I suppress; I take by... |
| 9 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 10 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |