Where does “untuneful” come from?
untuneful (English) comes from English tuneful, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.
untuneful (English): Not tuneful; unmusical, inharmonious
Definitions
- Not tuneful; unmusical, inharmonious
Ancestry of “untuneful”, step by step
untuneful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tuneful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tuneful | having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or... |
| 2 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 3 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 4 | Old French | ton | your |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |