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Where does “unexpert” come from?

unexpert (English) comes from English expert, from Latin expertus, from Latin experior, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

unexpert (English): Synonym of inexpert

Definitions

  1. Synonym of inexpert

Ancestry of “unexpert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpertExtraordinarily capable or knowledgeable;...
2Latinexpertustested; having tested; proved; having proven;...
3LatinexperiorI attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I...
4Latinpariō—
5Latin-iō—
6Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “unexpert”

  • unexpertly
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