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Where does “undividedness” come from?

undividedness (English) comes from English undivided, from English divided, from Middle English dividen, from Latin divido, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

undividedness (English): The state or condition of being undivided;...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being undivided;...

Ancestry of “undividedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundividedUnified, whole
2Englishdividedsimple past tense and past participle of divide;...
3Middle Englishdividen—
4LatindividoI divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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