Where does “unfathomed” come from?
Unfathomed derives from English fathomed with the prefix un-, ultimately from Latin unus meaning "one," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos and related roots expressing unity and negation.
unfathomed (English): Of unknown depth; Not explored or understood
Definitions
- Of unknown depth; Not explored or understood
Ancestry of “unfathomed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “unfathomed”