Where does “unspurious” come from?
unspurious (English) comes from English spurious, from Latin Spurius, from Latin spurius, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
unspurious (English): Not spurious
Definitions
- Not spurious
Ancestry of “unspurious”, step by step
unspurious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spurious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spurious | False, not authentic, not genuine; Extraneous;... |
| 2 | Latin | Spurius | of illegitimate birth but unknown father |
| 3 | Latin | spurius | of illegitimate birth; false, spurious |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |