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Where does “unexhaustive” come from?

unexhaustive (English) comes from English exhaustive, from Medieval Latin exhaustīvus, from Latin exhaustus, from Latin exhaurio, from Latin hauriō, from Proto-Italic auzjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

unexhaustive (English): Not exhaustive

Definitions

  1. Not exhaustive

Ancestry of “unexhaustive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishexhaustiveincluding every possible element; fully...
2Medieval Latinexhaustīvus—
3Latinexhaustusdrawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied,...
4LatinexhaurioI draw out, empty by drawing, exhaust, drain off,...
5Latinhauriō—
6Proto-Italicauzjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
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