Etymology

undenominational

Today it means: Nondenominational: not denominational, used e.g. of a church. Full definition →

English denominational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English un-
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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. Englishdenomination
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishdenominational
  12. English todayundenominational

From un- + denominational.

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