Where does “unelection” come from?

unelection (English) comes from English election, from Middle English eleccioun, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin election-.

unelection (English): The instance of being not elected

Definitions

  1. The instance of being not elected

Ancestry of “unelection”, step by step

unelection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English election

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectionA process of choosing a leader, members of...
2Middle Englisheleccioun—
3Anglo-Normaneleccioun—
4Latinelection-—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin election- →Every word from Anglo-Norman eleccioun →Every word from Middle English eleccioun →