Where does “uneducatedness” come from?
uneducatedness (English) comes from English uneducated, from English educated, from English educate, from Latin educatus, from Latin ēducō, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō — to pull, to draw; to lead.
uneducatedness (English): The quality of being uneducated; lack of...
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- The quality of being uneducated; lack of...
Ancestry of “uneducatedness”, step by step
uneducatedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uneducated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uneducated | not educated |
| 2 | English | educated | Having attained a level of higher education, such... |
| 3 | English | educate | to instruct or train |
| 4 | Latin | educatus | brought up, having been brought up, reared,... |
| 5 | Latin | ēducō | to lead, draw or take out, forth or away |
| 6 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 7 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |