Where does “unexhausted” come from?
Unexhausted comes from English exhaust, which derives from Latin ex meaning "out" and a root ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-.
unexhausted (English): Not exhausted
Definitions
- Not exhausted
Ancestry of “unexhausted”, step by step
unexhausted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exhausted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exhausted | Very tired; in a state of exhaustion; Depleted of... |
| 2 | English | exhaust | To draw or let out wholly; to drain off... |
| 3 | Latin | exhaustus | drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied,... |
| 4 | Latin | exhaurio | I draw out, empty by drawing, exhaust, drain off,... |
| 5 | Latin | hauriō | to draw (especially water), drain |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | auzjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |