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Where does “uncompromised” come from?

uncompromised (English) comes from English compromised, from English compromise, from Middle French compromis, from Late Latin compromissum, from Latin compromittere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.

uncompromised (English): Not compromised

Definitions

  1. Not compromised

Ancestry of “uncompromised”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcompromisedsimple past tense and past participle of...
2EnglishcompromiseThe settlement of differences by arbitration or...
3Middle Frenchcompromis—
4Late Latincompromissuma compromise, originally a mutual promise to...
5Latincompromitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
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

Words derived from “uncompromised”

  • uncompromisedness
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →