Where does “unpeevish” come from?

unpeevish (English) comes from English peevish, from Middle English pevische.

unpeevish (English): Not peevish

Definitions

  1. Not peevish

Ancestry of “unpeevish”, step by step

unpeevish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peevish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeevishCharacterized by or exhibiting petty bad temper,...
2Middle Englishpevische—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle English pevische →Every word from English peevish →