Where does “undevious” come from?
undevious (English) comes from English devious, from Latin devius, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
undevious (English): Not devious
Ancestry of “undevious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | devious | cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or... |
| 2 | Latin | devius | out of the way; devious; inconstant, erroneous,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “undevious”