Where does “unequalled” come from?

Unequalled derives from English equal plus the negative prefix un-, from Latin unus meaning "one," from Proto-Indo-European óynos, related to the root h₂ent-.

unequalled (English): Without equal; unmatched

Definitions

  1. Without equal; unmatched

Ancestry of “unequalled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-not
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →