uncertainty

Words with a similar base: uncertainty

'uncertainty'

[uncertainty.n.01] as in: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

Examples:
the uncertainty of the outcome
the precariousness of his income

'uncertainty'

[doubt.n.01] as in: the state of being unsure of something

Origins

					uncertainty (English)
├── certainty (English)
│   └── certeynte (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── certeinte (Anglo-Norman)
│           └── certeinete (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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