Where does “uncoffin” come from?

uncoffin (English) comes from English Coffin, from Middle English coffyn, from Old Northern French cofin — sarcophagus", earlier "basket, coffer.

uncoffin (English): To remove from a coffin; to exhume

Definitions

  1. To remove from a coffin; to exhume

Ancestry of “uncoffin”, step by step

uncoffin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Coffin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCoffinA closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial
2Middle Englishcoffynbasket; box, container; coffer, strongbox
3Old Northern Frenchcofinsarcophagus", earlier "basket, coffer

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Old Northern French cofin →Every word from Middle English coffyn →Every word from English Coffin →