Where does “uninformative” come from?
Uninformative derives from English inform, which comes from Latin in- combined with a root ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή meaning shape or form.
uninformative (English): lacking useful or interesting information
Definitions
- lacking useful or interesting information
Ancestry of “uninformative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | informative | Providing information; "especially", providing... |
| 2 | English | inform | To instruct, train; To communicate knowledge to;... |
| 3 | French | informe | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | informis | formless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly |
| 5 | Latin | in- -is | less, without, lacking |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |