Etymology

uncongenial

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Today it means: Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic. Full definition →

English congenial ← Middle French génia ← Latin geniālis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Old Frenchcon-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  11. Proto-Italic*kom
  12. Proto-Italic*kom-
  13. Latincon-
  14. Middle Englishcon-
  15. Englishcon-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  17. Latingenius
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Latingeniālis
  21. Middle Frenchgénia
  22. Englishgenial
  23. Englishcongenial
  24. English todayuncongenial

From un- + congenial.

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