Where does “unclear” come from?
Unclear comes from Middle English unclere, formed from the prefix un- and clere meaning not clear or not bright.
unclear (English): Ambiguous; liable to more than one...
Definitions
- Ambiguous; liable to more than one...
Ancestry of “unclear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | unclere | — |