Where does “undelaying” come from?
undelaying (English) comes from English delaying, from English delay, from Middle English delaien, from Old French delaiier, from Old French delaissier, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum — to give.
undelaying (English): Not delaying; prompt
Definitions
- Not delaying; prompt
Ancestry of “undelaying”, step by step
undelaying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delaying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delaying | present participle of delay; A delay |
| 2 | English | delay | A period of time before an event occurs; the act... |
| 3 | Middle English | delaien | — |
| 4 | Old French | delaiier | — |
| 5 | Old French | delaissier | to leave; to abandon |
| 6 | Old French | des | — |
| 7 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 9 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 10 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |