Where does “undegenerate” come from?
undegenerate (English) comes from English degenerate, from Latin degenero, from Latin degener, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
undegenerate (English): Not degenerate
Definitions
- Not degenerate
Ancestry of “undegenerate”, step by step
undegenerate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English degenerate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | degenerate | Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from... |
| 2 | Latin | degenero | I degenerate, deteriorate |
| 3 | Latin | degener | of inferior stock, low-born; inferior to one’s... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |