Where does “unadulterated” come from?
Unadulterated derives from English adult, which comes from Latin adultus, itself from Latin adolescere meaning to grow up, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European roots expressing unity and being.
unadulterated (English): pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything;...
Definitions
- pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything;...
Ancestry of “unadulterated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “unadulterated”