Where does “uneducated” come from?
Uneducated derives from English educate, from Latin educatus, the past participle of educare meaning to lead out or rear, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning to be or exist.
uneducated (English): not educated
Definitions
- not educated
Ancestry of “uneducated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | educated | Having attained a level of higher education, such... |
| 2 | English | educate | to instruct or train |
| 3 | Latin | educatus | brought up, having been brought up, reared,... |
| 4 | Latin | ēducō | to lead, draw or take out, forth or away |
| 5 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 6 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |