Where does “uneducative” come from?

uneducative (English) comes from English educative, from English educate, from Latin educatus, from Latin ēducō, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.

uneducative (English): Not educative

Definitions

  1. Not educative

Ancestry of “uneducative”, step by step

uneducative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English educative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheducativeServing to educate; educational
2Englisheducateto instruct or train
3Latineducatusbrought up, having been brought up, reared,...
4Latinēducōto lead, draw or take out, forth or away
5Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
6Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
7Proto-Italicdoukōlead
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-
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