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Where does “unawarded” come from?

unawarded (English) comes from English unaward, from English award, from Middle English awarden, from Anglo-Norman awarder, from Medieval Latin exwardare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

unawarded (English): Not having been awarded; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. Not having been awarded; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “unawarded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunawardTo rescind or revoke
2EnglishawardA judgment, sentence, or final decision....
3Middle Englishawarden—
4Anglo-Normanawarder—
5Medieval Latinexwardare—
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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