Where does “undecaffeinated” come from?
undecaffeinated (English) comes from English decaffeinated, from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
undecaffeinated (English): Not decaffeinated
Definitions
- Not decaffeinated
Ancestry of “undecaffeinated”, step by step
undecaffeinated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decaffeinated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decaffeinated | From which caffeine has been removed |
| 2 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 3 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 4 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 5 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 6 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 7 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |