Where does “unerudite” come from?
unerudite (English) comes from English erudite, from Latin ērudītus, from Latin ērudiō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
unerudite (English): Not erudite; uneducated
Definitions
- Not erudite; uneducated
Ancestry of “unerudite”, step by step
unerudite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English erudite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erudite | Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge... |
| 2 | Latin | ērudītus | instructed, educated, cultivated, enlightened, learned |
| 3 | Latin | ērudiō | to instruct, to educate; to cultivate, to refine |
| 4 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |