Where does “untenacious” come from?
untenacious (English) comes from English tenacious, from Latin tenāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
untenacious (English): Not tenacious
Definitions
- Not tenacious
Ancestry of “untenacious”, step by step
untenacious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenacious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenacious | Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive;... |
| 2 | Latin | tenāx | clinging |
| 3 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |