Where does “unpunctilious” come from?
unpunctilious (English) comes from English punctilious, from English punctilio, from Italian puntiglio, from Spanish puntillo, from Spanish -illo, from Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
unpunctilious (English): Not punctilious
Definitions
- Not punctilious
Ancestry of “unpunctilious”, step by step
unpunctilious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English punctilious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punctilious | Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or... |
| 2 | English | punctilio | A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony or... |
| 3 | Italian | puntiglio | obstinacy |
| 4 | Spanish | puntillo | Diminutive of punto; self-love; staccato dot |
| 5 | Spanish | -illo | Added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | -iello | A diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |