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Where does “unexecute” come from?

unexecute (English) comes from English execute, from Old French executer, from Latin exsecutus, from Latin exsequor, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin.

unexecute (English): To undo

Definitions

  1. To undo

Ancestry of “unexecute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexecuteTo kill as punishment for capital crimes; To...
2Old Frenchexecuter—
3Latinexsecutusaccompanied; pursued; executed, accomplished;...
4LatinexsequorI follow to the end; follow after thoroughly,...
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicō—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “unexecute”

  • unexecuting
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