Where does “unrelentless” come from?
unrelentless (English) comes from English relentless, from English relent, from Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
unrelentless (English): Without respite or let up; unrelenting; relentless
Definitions
- Without respite or let up; unrelenting; relentless
Ancestry of “unrelentless”, step by step
unrelentless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English relentless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | relentless | Unrelenting or unyielding in severity;... |
| 2 | English | relent | Stay; stop; delay; A relenting; To become less... |
| 3 | Middle English | relenten | To become more fluidous or dissolved; to melt; To... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | relentir | to relent |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English unrelenting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrelenting | Not relenting; not yielding in strength,... |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 3 | English | still | Not moving; calm; Not effervescing; not... |
| 4 | Old English | stillan | become calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |