Where does “undivided” come from?

Undivided comes from English divided, which derives from Latin dīvidus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "being" or "entity."

undivided (English): Unified, whole

Definitions

  1. Unified, whole

Ancestry of “undivided”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdividedsimple past tense and past participle of divide;...
2Middle Englishdividen
3LatindividoI divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I...
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “undivided

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ