Where does “unco” come from?
Unco derives from English coordinated, which comes from Latin unus, from Proto-Indo-European óynos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.
unco (English): Strange, weird; Very; Uncoordinated
Definitions
- Strange, weird; Very; Uncoordinated
Ancestry of “unco”, step by step
unco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncoordinated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncoordinated | Not coordinated or properly planned; Lacking... |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |