Where does “unfurcate” come from?
unfurcate (English) comes from English furcate, from Latin furcātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
unfurcate (English): Not furcate
Definitions
- Not furcate
Ancestry of “unfurcate”, step by step
unfurcate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English furcate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | furcate | Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts;... |
| 2 | Latin | furcātus | forked |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |