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Where does “undelight” come from?

undelight (English) comes from English delight, from Middle English delite, from Old French delit, from Old French delitier, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

undelight (English): The condition or feeling of lacking delight;...

Definitions

  1. The condition or feeling of lacking delight;...

Ancestry of “undelight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdelightJoy; pleasure; Something that gives great joy or...
2Middle EnglishdeliteDelightfulness; a feeling of joy or mirth,...
3Old Frenchdelitdelight; pleasure; joy
4Old Frenchdelitierto delight
5LatindelectoI delight, charm, please; dative masculine...
6Latindēliciō—
7Latindē-—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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