Where does “untidy” come from?
Untidy derives from English tidy, which comes from Latin unus, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and h₂ent-.
untidy (English): Sloppy; Disorganized; To make untidy, to make a...
Definitions
- Sloppy; Disorganized; To make untidy, to make a...
Ancestry of “untidy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tidy | Arranged neatly and in order; Not messy; neat and... |
| 2 | Middle English | tidy | — |
| 3 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 4 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 5 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |