Where does “undisputed” come from?
Undisputed derives from English disputed, which comes from Latin unus, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ne and h₂ent-.
undisputed (English): Universally agreed upon; not disputed;...
Definitions
- Universally agreed upon; not disputed;...
Ancestry of “undisputed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “undisputed”