Where does “unaltered” come from?

Unaltered comes from English altered, which derives from Latin unus meaning "one," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ultimately to the root h₂ent-.

unaltered (English): Remaining in its initial state; not changed

Definitions

  1. Remaining in its initial state; not changed

Ancestry of “unaltered”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-not
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “unaltered”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →