unassertive

Words with a similar base: unassertive

'unassertive'

[unassertive.a.01] as in: inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence

Origins

					unassertive (English)
├── assertive (English)
│   ├── -ive (English)
│   │   └── -if (Anglo-Norman)
│   │       └── -ivus (Latin)
│   └── assert (English)
│       └── assertus (Latin)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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