Where does “unannounced” come from?
Unannounced derives from English announce, ultimately from Latin ūnus meaning "one," which traces to Proto-Indo-European óynos, related to the root ano- and h₂ent-.
unannounced (English): Not announced beforehand
Definitions
- Not announced beforehand
Ancestry of “unannounced”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | announced | simple past tense and past participle of announce |
| 2 | English | announce | to give public notice, especially for the first... |
| 3 | Old French | anoncier | to announce; to declare |
| 4 | Latin | annuntio | Alternative form of adnūntiō; I announce, make... |
| 5 | Latin | nuntio | I announce, declare; I report, bring news of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |