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- Latin · derived frominvidiōsus
- Old French · derived fromenvieus
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromenvious
- Middle English · inherited fromenvious
- English todayenvious
From Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, envious (modern French envieux), from Latin invidiōsus; more at envy. Doublet of invidious, borrowed directly from Latin. Displaced native Old English æfestiġ.
Words from the same roots
Latininvidiōsus all →
invidious
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.