Where does “unblemished” come from?
Unblemished comes from English un- plus blemished, with un- tracing through Latin unus to Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning one, and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning being.
unblemished (English): faultless or lacking blemishes; Free from evil or...
Definitions
- faultless or lacking blemishes; Free from evil or...
Ancestry of “unblemished”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 “unblemished”