Where does “unseverity” come from?
unseverity (English) comes from English severity, from Middle French severite, from Latin severitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
unseverity (English): Lack of severity
Definitions
- Lack of severity
Ancestry of “unseverity”, step by step
unseverity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English severity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | severity | The state of being severe; The degree of... |
| 2 | Middle French | severite | — |
| 3 | Latin | severitas | seriousness, gravity, sternness, strictness,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |