Where does “unrighteous” come from?
Unrighteous derives from English righteous, which comes from English right, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, and h₃reǵ-, meaning to direct or straighten.
unrighteous (English): Not righteous
Definitions
- Not righteous
Ancestry of “unrighteous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |