Where does “unostentation” come from?
unostentation (English) comes from English ostentation, from Middle English ostentacioun, from Middle French ostentation, from Latin ostentatio, from Latin ostentō, from Latin ostendō, from Latin obs-, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
unostentation (English): Lack of ostentation
Ancestry of “unostentation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ostentation | Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to... |
| 2 | Middle English | ostentacioun | — |
| 3 | Middle French | ostentation | — |
| 4 | Latin | ostentatio | exhibition, display, showing off |
| 5 | Latin | ostentō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ostendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | obs- | in front of |
| 8 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 9 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |