Where does “unvengefulness” come from?
unvengefulness (English) comes from English unvengeful, from English vengeful, from English venge, from Middle English vengen, from Old French venger, from Latin vindicāre.
unvengefulness (English): The quality of being unvengeful
Definitions
- The quality of being unvengeful
Ancestry of “unvengefulness”, step by step
unvengefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unvengeful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unvengeful | Not vengeful |
| 2 | English | vengeful | Vindictive or wanting vengeance |
| 3 | English | venge | To avenge; to punish; to revenge |
| 4 | Middle English | vengen | to avenge |
| 5 | Old French | venger | Alternative form of vengier |
| 6 | Latin | vindicāre | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |