Etymology

undevolved

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Today it means: Not devolved. Full definition →

English devolved ← Latin dēvolvō ← Proto-Italic *wolwō
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The story

  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. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  14. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  15. Latinvolvō
  16. Latindēvolvō
  17. Englishdevolved
  18. English todayundevolved

From un- + devolved.

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