Where does “unbounded” come from?

Unbounded derives from English un- plus bounded, which comes from Latin unus meaning "one," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and h₂ent-.

unbounded (English): Having no boundaries or limits

Definitions

  1. Having no boundaries or limits

Ancestry of “unbounded”, 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 “unbounded

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