Where does “unconcerned” come from?

Unconcerned derives from English concerned, which comes from Latin unus through Proto-Indo-European óynos, ultimately tracing to the Proto-Indo-European root h₂ent- meaning "to be" or "exist."

unconcerned (English): Indifferent and having no interest; aloof; Not...

Definitions

  1. Indifferent and having no interest; aloof; Not...

Ancestry of “unconcerned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishun-not; absent; lacking; not; negative; contrary to...
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 “unconcerned”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from English un- →