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Where does “uncommitted” come from?

Uncommitted derives from English un- plus committed, which comes from Latin committere, rooted in Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning "one" and h₂ent- meaning "being."

uncommitted (English): Not inclined toward either side in a matter under...

Definitions

  1. Not inclined toward either side in a matter under...

Ancestry of “uncommitted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “uncommitted”

  • uncommittedly
  • uncommittedness
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