Where does “onopvallend” come from?

onopvallend (Dutch) comes from Dutch on — rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-).

onopvallend (Dutch): inconspicuous, subtle

Definitions

  1. inconspicuous, subtle

Ancestry of “onopvallend”, step by step

onopvallend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonrarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)

via Dutch opvallend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopvallendstriking, notable
Every word from Dutch on