Where does “unruleful” come from?

unruleful (English) comes from English ruleful, from English rule, from Middle English reule, from Old French reule, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

unruleful (English): Not according to rule; irregular

Definitions

  1. Not according to rule; irregular

Ancestry of “unruleful”, step by step

unruleful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ruleful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrulefulBased on rules
2EnglishruleA regulation, law, guideline; A regulating...
3Middle Englishreulelegal code, set of rules; moral code, principles;...
4Old Frenchreulerule; ruler; rule
5Latinrēgularule, bar
6Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
7Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr
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