English
unexhaustive
Unexhaustive comes from Medieval Latin exhaustīvus, from Latin exhaustus ‘drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to become light’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to become light’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-ye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auziōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhauriō‘to draw, drain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexhauriō‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexhaustus‘drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied, depleted, having been exhausted’
- Medieval Latinmodernexhaustīvus
- English1500–presentexhaustive
- Englishearliest quotation 2015unexhaustive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to become light’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-ye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auziōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhauriō‘to draw, drain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexhauriō‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexhaustus‘drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied, depleted, having been exhausted’
- Medieval Latinmodernexhaustīvus
- English1500–presentexhaustive
- Englishearliest quotation 2015unexhaustive
Earliest quotation: 2015, Damien Gayle, To sing or not to sing: a history of national anthem gaffes: “In this totally unexhaustive list, we bring you some…”
A compound of un- + exhaustive
Proto-Indo-European *n̥- ‘not, un-’
Proto-Germanic *un- ‘not, un-’
Proto-West Germanic *un- ‘not, un-’
English un-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to become light’
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Latin hauriō ‘to draw, drain’
Latin exhauriō ‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’
Latin exhaustus ‘drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied,…’
Medieval Latin exhaustīvus
English exhaustive
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to become light’
or, air, east, plane, aerial, malaria, aurora, aria, aura, aero, oriel, aureus, aurelia, oriole, aurum, austral, 60 more
through Latin exhauriō ‘to draw out, empty by drawing, deplete’
through Latin exhaustus ‘drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied,…’
through English exhaustive
Today it means
adj Not exhaustive
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / unexhaustive