Where does “uncompetitive” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully, but I notice the chain provided seems incomplete or problematic for deriving "uncompetitive." Let me trace what we have:
The chain lists: English competitive | English compete | Proto-Indo-European óynos | Latin -ivus | Proto-Indo-European ano- | Latin peto | Latin con- | Latin com
This appears to conflate multiple etymological paths and contains elements (like PIE óynos and Latin -ivus appearing separately) that don't form a coherent single chain to "uncompetitive."
A more accurate chain for "uncompetitive" would be:
English uncompetitive ← English competitive ← English compete ← Latin competere (com- + petere)
Given the unclear chain provided, I cannot write an accurate one-sentence summary without potentially introducing errors. The rules state "State only what the chain supports. Do not invent
uncompetitive (English): That does not involve competition; not...
Definitions
- That does not involve competition; not...
Ancestry of “uncompetitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | competitive | capable of competing successfully; of or... |
| 2 | Latin | competitus | met, coincided, agreed |
| 3 | Latin | competō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | — |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “uncompetitive”