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Where does “unborn” come from?

Unborn derives from English born, itself from English bear, from English bere, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European bʰer-, a root meaning to carry or bear.

unborn (English): Not yet born; yet to come; future; Not yet...

Definitions

  1. Not yet born; yet to come; future; Not yet...

Ancestry of “unborn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishunboren—

Words derived from “unborn”

  • unbornness
Every word from Old English unboren →