Where does “undominant” come from?

undominant (English) comes from English dominant, from Middle French dominant.

undominant (English): Not dominant

Definitions

  1. Not dominant

Ancestry of “undominant”, step by step

undominant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dominant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdominantThe fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on
2Middle Frenchdominant—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle French dominant →Every word from English dominant →