English
undate
Undate comes from Latin undātus, from undō ‘overflow, inundate, deluge’, and ultimately from unda ‘a wave’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEunda‘a wave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEundō‘overflow, inundate, deluge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEundātus
- Englishtodayundate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEunda‘a wave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEundō‘overflow, inundate, deluge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEundātus
- Englishtodayundate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
water, wet, wash, vodka, hydro, otter, vitriol, hydrate, hydride, vitreous, aldehyde, vedra, 44 more
through Latin unda ‘a wave’
through Latin undō ‘overflow, inundate, deluge’
surround, abundance, abundant, redundant, inundation, 4 more
Today it means
adj undated; rising and falling in waves
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin unda / undate