Where does “unrevengefulness” come from?
unrevengefulness (English) comes from English unrevengeful, from English revengeful, from English revenge, from Middle French revenge, from Old French revengier.
unrevengefulness (English): The state or quality of being unrevengeful
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unrevengeful
Ancestry of “unrevengefulness”, step by step
unrevengefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unrevengeful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unrevengeful | Not revengeful |
| 2 | English | revengeful | Vengeful, vindictive |
| 3 | English | revenge | Any form of personal retaliatory action against... |
| 4 | Middle French | revenge | — |
| 5 | Old French | revengier | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |