Where does “unerasure” come from?
unerasure (English) comes from English erasure, from English erase, from Latin erasus, from Latin ērādere.
unerasure (English): undeletion
Definitions
- undeletion
Ancestry of “unerasure”, step by step
unerasure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English erasure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erasure | The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration;... |
| 2 | English | erase | to remove markings or information; To obliterate... |
| 3 | Latin | erasus | scratched out, scraped off, erased; abolished,... |
| 4 | Latin | ērādere | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |