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Where does “undonnish” come from?

undonnish (English) comes from English donnish, from English Don, from Russian Дон, from Spanish Don, from Latin dom, from Latin domnus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.

undonnish (English): Not characteristic of a don

Definitions

  1. Not characteristic of a don

Ancestry of “undonnish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdonnishCharacteristic of a don; Bookish, theoretical...
2EnglishDonriver in Scotland
3RussianДон—
4SpanishDontitle of respect for a man
5Latindom—
6Latindomnuslord; master
7LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
8Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
9Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
10Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
11Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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