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Where does “unsophisticatedness” come from?

unsophisticatedness (English) comes from English unsophisticated, from English sophisticated, from Latin sophisticatus, from Medieval Latin sophisticare, from Latin sophisticus, from Ancient Greek σοφιστικός, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής, from Ancient Greek σοφίζω — he, she.

unsophisticatedness (English): The state or quality of being unsophisticated

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being unsophisticated

Ancestry of “unsophisticatedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunsophisticatedNot sophisticated; lacking sophistication
2EnglishsophisticatedHaving obtained worldly experience, and lacking...
3Latinsophisticatus—
4Medieval Latinsophisticareto trick, falsify, corrupt
5Latinsophisticussophistic, sophistical
6Ancient Greekσοφιστικός—
7Ancient GreekσοφιστήςA master of one's craft; One who is wise,...
8Ancient GreekσοφίζωI make wise, instruct; I practice an art; I am...
9Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
10Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
11Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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