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Where does “unrevengeful” come from?

unrevengeful (English) comes from English revengeful, from English revenge, from Middle French revenge, from Old French revengier.

unrevengeful (English): Not revengeful

Definitions

  1. Not revengeful

Ancestry of “unrevengeful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevengefulVengeful, vindictive
2EnglishrevengeAny form of personal retaliatory action against...
3Middle Frenchrevenge—
4Old Frenchrevengier—

Words derived from “unrevengeful”

  • unrevengefully
  • unrevengefulness
Every word from Old French revengier →