Where does “unpreach” come from?

unpreach (English) comes from English preach, from Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unpreach (English): To undo or overthrow by preaching; to recant

Definitions

  1. To undo or overthrow by preaching; to recant

Ancestry of “unpreach”, step by step

unpreach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English preach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreachTo give a sermon; To proclaim by public...
2Middle Englishprechento preach
3Old Frenchprëechier
4Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-