Where does “unpunctated” come from?
unpunctated (English) comes from English punctated, from English D, from English dirham, from Arabic دِرْهَم, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
unpunctated (English): Not punctate
Definitions
- Not punctate
Ancestry of “unpunctated”, step by step
unpunctated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English punctated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punctated | punctate |
| 2 | English | D | The ordinal number fourth, derived from this... |
| 3 | English | dirham | A unit of currency used in the Arab world,... |
| 4 | Arabic | دِرْهَم | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 | drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |