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Where does “unremorseless” come from?

unremorseless (English) comes from English remorseless, from English remorse, from Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

unremorseless (English): Utterly remorseless

Definitions

  1. Utterly remorseless

Ancestry of “unremorseless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremorselessWithout remorse, mercy or pity; Unyielding or...
2EnglishremorseA feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or...
3Middle Englishremors—
4Old Frenchremorsremorse
5Latinremorsus
6Latinremordeō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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