Where does “unbusted” come from?
unbusted (English) comes from English busted, from English bust, from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō — to burn.
unbusted (English): Not busted
Definitions
- Not busted
Ancestry of “unbusted”, step by step
unbusted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English busted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | busted | Having a certain type of bust; Broke; having no... |
| 2 | English | bust | A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and... |
| 3 | French | buste | bust, torso; bust |
| 4 | Italian | busto | tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust |
| 5 | Latin | bustum | A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral... |
| 6 | Latin | urere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |