Where does “undevotedly” come from?
undevotedly (English) comes from English undevoted, from English devoted, from English devote, from Latin dēvotus, from Latin devoveo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
undevotedly (English): Without devotion
Definitions
- Without devotion
Ancestry of “undevotedly”, step by step
undevotedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undevoted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undevoted | Not devoted |
| 2 | English | devoted | simple past tense and past participle of devote;... |
| 3 | English | devote | to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit... |
| 4 | Latin | dēvotus | vowed, promised, dedicated, having been vowed, devoted |
| 5 | Latin | devoveo | I vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark... |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |