Where does “undereducated” come from?
undereducated (English) comes from English educated, from English educate, from Latin educatus, from Latin ēducō, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.
undereducated (English): Insufficiently educated; simple past tense and...
Definitions
- Insufficiently educated; simple past tense and...
Ancestry of “undereducated”, step by step
undereducated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English educated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | educated | Having attained a level of higher education, such... |
| 2 | English | educate | to instruct or train |
| 3 | Latin | educatus | brought up, having been brought up, reared,... |
| 4 | Latin | ēducō | to lead, draw or take out, forth or away |
| 5 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 6 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via English undereducate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undereducate | To provide an inadequate education |