Where does “unvulgar” come from?
unvulgar (English) comes from English vulgar, from Latin vulgaritas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
unvulgar (English): Not vulgar
Definitions
- Not vulgar
Ancestry of “unvulgar”, step by step
unvulgar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vulgar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vulgar | Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene; Having to... |
| 2 | Latin | vulgaritas | multitude |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |