Where does “unrepentant” come from?
Unrepentant derives from English repentant, which traces through Latin unus, Proto-Indo-European óynos, and the Proto-Indo-European roots ano-, ne, and wer-.
unrepentant (English): Feeling or showing no sorrow or regret for...
Definitions
- Feeling or showing no sorrow or regret for...
Ancestry of “unrepentant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repentant | Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing; One who... |
| 2 | Old French | repentant | repentant |
| 3 | Old French | repentir | to repent |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | repoenitere | — |
| 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 |