Where does “undeform” come from?
undeform (English) comes from English deform, from Middle English deformen, from Old French deformer, from Latin deformare, from Latin deformo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
undeform (English): To restore from a deformed state; to change back to its true or original shape
Definitions
- To restore from a deformed state; to change back to its true or original shape
Ancestry of “undeform”, step by step
undeform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deform | To change the form of, usually negatively; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | deformen | to deform |
| 3 | Old French | deformer | — |
| 4 | Latin | deformare | present active infinitive of dēfōrmō;... |
| 5 | Latin | deformo | I form, fashion; I design, delineate, describe; I... |
| 6 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |