Etymology

untraditional

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Today it means: Not traditional; departing from tradition. Full definition →

English traditional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English tradicioun
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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*terh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  10. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  12. Proto-Italic*trāns
  13. Latintrāns
  14. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  16. Proto-Italic*didō
  17. Latindō
  18. Latintrādō
  19. Latintrāditiō
  20. Old Frenchtradicion
  21. Middle Englishtradicioun
  22. Englishtradition
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Englishtraditional
  26. English todayuntraditional

From un- + traditional.

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