Where does “unveridical” come from?
unveridical (English) comes from English veridical, from Latin veridicus, from Latin -dicus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
unveridical (English): Not veridical
Definitions
- Not veridical
Ancestry of “unveridical”, step by step
unveridical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English veridical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | veridical | True; Pertaining to an experience, perception, or... |
| 2 | Latin | veridicus | truly said |
| 3 | Latin | -dicus | saying |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |