Where does “undecency” come from?
undecency (English) comes from English decency, from Latin decentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
undecency (English): Obsolete form of indecency
Definitions
- Obsolete form of indecency
Ancestry of “undecency”, step by step
undecency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decency | The quality of being decent; propriety; That... |
| 2 | Latin | decentia | decency, comeliness, becomingness; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |