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Where does β€œunappalled” come from?

unappalled (English) comes from English appalled, from English appall, from Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”.

unappalled (English): Not appalled or frightened; undaunted

Definitions

  1. Not appalled or frightened; undaunted

Ancestry of β€œunappalled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappalledShocked, horrified by something unpleasant;...
2EnglishappallTo fill with horror; to dismay; To make pale; to...
3Middle Englishapallenβ€”
4Old Frenchapalirto become pale; to make pale
5Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
6LatinAβ€”
7EtruscanπŒ€β€”
8Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
9Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
10Egyptian𓃾—
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