Where does “undiligent” come from?
undiligent (English) comes from English diligent, from Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns, from Latin dīligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
undiligent (English): not diligent
Definitions
- not diligent
Ancestry of “undiligent”, step by step
undiligent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diligent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diligent | Performing with industrious concentration;... |
| 2 | Middle English | diligent | — |
| 3 | Old French | diligent | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīligēns | diligent, careful, attentive |
| 5 | Latin | dīligō | to esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something) |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |