Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “unobliterated” come from?

unobliterated (English) comes from English obliterated, from English obliterate, from Latin obliteratus, from Latin oblitero — Alternative form of oblitterō.

unobliterated (English): Not obliterated

Definitions

  1. Not obliterated

Ancestry of “unobliterated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishobliteratedsimple past tense and past participle of...
2EnglishobliterateTo remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe...
3Latinobliteratuserased
4LatinobliteroAlternative form of oblitterō
Every word from Latin oblitero →