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Where does “uninvitee” come from?

uninvitee (English) comes from English uninvite, from English invite, from Middle French inviter, from Latin invito — I invite; I challenge.

uninvitee (English): a person who is not invited into or onto someone...

Definitions

  1. a person who is not invited into or onto someone...

Ancestry of “uninvitee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuninviteTo cancel or withdraw an invitation
2EnglishinviteTo ask for the presence or participation of...
3Middle Frenchinviterto invite
4LatininvitoI invite; I challenge
Every word from Latin invito →