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Where does “unaward” come from?

unaward (English) comes from English award, from Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin exwardare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin.

unaward (English): To rescind or revoke

Definitions

  1. To rescind or revoke

Ancestry of “unaward”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishawardA judgment, sentence, or final decision....
2Middle Englishawarden—
3Anglo-Normanawarder—
4Medieval Latinexwardare—
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicō—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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