Where does “unembattled” come from?
unembattled (English) comes from English embattled, from English embattle, from Middle English enbatelen, from Old French embataillier, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
unembattled (English): Not embattled
Definitions
- Not embattled
Ancestry of “unembattled”, step by step
unembattled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embattled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embattled | Subject to or troubled by battles, controversy or... |
| 2 | English | embattle | To arrange in order of battle; to array for... |
| 3 | Middle English | enbatelen | — |
| 4 | Old French | embataillier | To array for battle |
| 5 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |