Where does “unpropitiative” come from?
unpropitiative (English) comes from English propitiative, from English propitiate, from Latin propitiāre, from Latin propitius, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
unpropitiative (English): Not propitiative
Ancestry of “unpropitiative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | propitiative | Serving to, or intended to, propitiate;... |
| 2 | English | propitiate | To conciliate, appease, or make peace with... |
| 3 | Latin | propitiāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | propitius | favorable, well-disposed, kind; propitious |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |