Etymology

undemoted

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Today it means: Not demoted. Full definition →

English demoted ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*de
  9. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  10. Proto-Italic*dē
  11. Latindē
  12. Latindē-
  13. Englishde-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  16. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  17. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  18. Proto-Italic*pro-
  19. Latinprō-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  22. Proto-Italic*moweō
  23. Latinmoveō
  24. Latinprōmoveō
  25. Latinprōmōtus
  26. English(pro)mote
  27. Englishdemoted
  28. English todayundemoted

From un- + demoted.

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