Where does “unpuritanical” come from?
unpuritanical (English) comes from English puritanical, from English puritanic, from English Puritan, from English purity, from English pure, from Middle English pure, from Old French pur, from Old French autre — to live.
unpuritanical (English): Not puritanical
Definitions
- Not puritanical
Ancestry of “unpuritanical”, step by step
unpuritanical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English puritanical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puritanical | Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their... |
| 2 | English | puritanic | Archaic form of puritanical |
| 3 | English | Puritan | A member of a particular Protestant religious... |
| 4 | English | purity | The state or degree of being pure |
| 5 | English | pure | Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied; Free... |
| 6 | Middle English | pure | pure, unadulterated, undiluted, untarnished;... |
| 7 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 8 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 9 | Old French | vie | life |
| 10 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 11 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 12 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 13 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |