Where does “undenatured” come from?
undenatured (English) comes from English denatured, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
undenatured (English): Not denatured
Definitions
- Not denatured
Ancestry of “undenatured”, step by step
undenatured traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English denatured
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | denatured | Having been deprived of its nature, having had... |
| 2 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 4 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |