Where does “undisillusioned” come from?
undisillusioned (English) comes from English disillusioned, from English disillusion, from English illusion, from Old French illusion, from Latin illūsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
undisillusioned (English): Not disillusioned
Definitions
- Not disillusioned
Ancestry of “undisillusioned”, step by step
undisillusioned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disillusioned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disillusioned | Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions |
| 2 | English | disillusion | To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant;... |
| 3 | English | illusion | Anything that seems to be something that it is... |
| 4 | Old French | illusion | — |
| 5 | Latin | illūsiō | jeering, mocking |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |