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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 7 | Latin | dūcō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |