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Where does “undistinguished” come from?

Undistinguished comes from English distinguish, from Latin dis- and Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, meaning to mark or separate.

undistinguished (English): Not distinguished: not marked by conspicuous...

Definitions

  1. Not distinguished: not marked by conspicuous...

Ancestry of “undistinguished”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdistinguishedcelebrated, well-known or eminent because of past...
2EnglishdistinguishTo recognize someone or something as different...
3Middle Englishdistingwen—
4Old Frenchdistinguer—
5LatindistinguoI distinguish, separate, divide or part; I adorn...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “undistinguished”

  • undistinguishedly
  • undistinguishedness
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