Where does “unalive” come from?

unalive (English) comes from English alive, from Middle English alyve, from Old English on līfe — in life.

unalive (English): Not alive; dead, inanimate, or lacking a...

Definitions

  1. Not alive; dead, inanimate, or lacking a...

Ancestry of “unalive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaliveHaving life; living; not dead; In a state of...
2Middle Englishalyvealive, living
3Old Englishon līfein life

Words derived from “unalive

Every word from Old English on līfe