Where does “unpiety” come from?
unpiety (English) comes from English piety, from Middle English piete, from Middle French pieté, from Latin pietas, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
unpiety (English): Lack of piety
Definitions
- Lack of piety
Ancestry of “unpiety”, step by step
unpiety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English piety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | piety | Reverence and devotion to God; Similar reverence... |
| 2 | Middle English | piete | mercifulness, compassion, sympathy |
| 3 | Middle French | pieté | piety |
| 4 | Latin | pietas | Dutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,... |
| 5 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |