Where does “undamaging” come from?
undamaging (English) comes from English damaging, from English damage, from Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Old Occitan damnatge, from Vulgar Latin damnaticum, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom — to share, divide.
undamaging (English): Not causing damage
Definitions
- Not causing damage
Ancestry of “undamaging”, step by step
undamaging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English damaging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | damaging | present participle of damage; Harmful; injurious;... |
| 2 | English | damage | Injury or harm; the condition or measure of... |
| 3 | Middle English | damage | damage, harm, injury |
| 4 | Old French | damage | damage; injury, hurt, insult |
| 5 | Old Occitan | damnatge | damage; harm, etc |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | damnaticum | damage |
| 7 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |