Where does “uncondemn” come from?
uncondemn (English) comes from English condemn, from Middle English condempnen, from Old French condamner, from Latin condemnō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
uncondemn (English): To reverse the condemnation of; to condemn no longer
Definitions
- To reverse the condemnation of; to condemn no longer
Ancestry of “uncondemn”, step by step
uncondemn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English condemn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | condemn | To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate... |
| 2 | Middle English | condempnen | to condemn, denounce, criticise |
| 3 | Old French | condamner | to condemn |
| 4 | Latin | condemnō | to condemn, convict, sentence. (+ genitive or + ablative of the crime, + ad + accusative of the punishment) |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |