Where does “unvengeful” come from?

unvengeful (English) comes from English vengeful, from English venge, from Middle English vengen, from Old French venger, from Latin vindicāre.

unvengeful (English): Not vengeful

Definitions

  1. Not vengeful

Ancestry of “unvengeful”, step by step

unvengeful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vengeful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvengefulVindictive or wanting vengeance
2EnglishvengeTo avenge; to punish; to revenge
3Middle Englishvengento avenge
4Old FrenchvengerAlternative form of vengier
5Latinvindicāre—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne

Words derived from “unvengeful”

Every word from Latin vindicāre →Every word from Old French venger →Every word from Middle English vengen →