Where does “unperemptory” come from?

unperemptory (English) comes from English peremptory, from Anglo-Norman peremptorie, from Latin peremptōrius, from Latin peremptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

unperemptory (English): Not peremptory

Definitions

  1. Not peremptory

Ancestry of “unperemptory”, step by step

unperemptory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peremptory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperemptoryPrecluding debate or expostulation; not admitting...
2Anglo-Normanperemptorie
3Latinperemptōriusdeadly, destructive
4Latinperemptordestroyer (person), slayer, murderer
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin peremptor