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Where does “uncommendable” come from?

uncommendable (English) comes from English commendable, from Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from Latin commendāre, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uncommendable (English): Not commendable

Definitions

  1. Not commendable

Ancestry of “uncommendable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommendableWorthy of commendation; deserving praise;...
2Middle Englishcommendablecommendable, admirable; praised
3Middle Frenchcommendable—
4Latincommendabilispraiseworthy; commendable
5Latincommendāre—
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
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
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “uncommendable”

  • uncommendably
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