Where does “undocument” come from?
undocument (English) comes from English undocumented, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
undocument (English): To remove documentation about; to cause to be no...
Definitions
- To remove documentation about; to cause to be no...
Ancestry of “undocument”, step by step
undocument traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undocumented
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undocumented | Lacking instructions or reference material; Not... |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via English document
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | document | An original or official paper used as the basis,... |
| 2 | Middle French | document | — |
| 3 | Latin | documentum | lesson; instruction; warning |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |