Etymology of the English word envy
the English word
envyderived from the French word
enviederived from the Latin word
invidia (hate, hatred, dislike)
derived from the Latin word
invidus (hateful, ill disposed, hostile)
derived from the Latin word
invidere (envy, regard with envy, ill will)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Old French word
envyderived from the Latin word
invidia (hate, hatred, dislike)
derived from the Latin word
invidus (hateful, ill disposed, hostile)
derived from the Latin word
invidere (envy, regard with envy, ill will)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Date
The earliest known usage of envy in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
enviable,
envier,
envied,
envyingCognates
French
envi, Provençal
a envisUsage
Word found in Modern English
