Where does “unresentful” come from?
unresentful (English) comes from English resentful, from English resent, from Middle French ressentir, from Old French resentir, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
unresentful (English): Not resentful; without resentment
Definitions
- Not resentful; without resentment
Ancestry of “unresentful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resentful | Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor... |
| 2 | English | resent | To feel resentment over; to consider as an... |
| 3 | Middle French | ressentir | — |
| 4 | Old French | resentir | to smell |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |