Where does “unfenced” come from?
Unfenced derives from English fence, which comes from Latin defendere via Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano-, ultimately from the root meaning to ward off or protect.
unfenced (English): Not enclosed by a fence or other boundary; free...
Definitions
- Not enclosed by a fence or other boundary; free...
Ancestry of “unfenced”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fenced | past participle of fence; Surrounded by a fence;... |
| 2 | English | fence | A thin artificial barrier that separates two... |
| 3 | Middle English | fence | — |
| 4 | Middle English | defence | — |
| 5 | Old French | defens | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | defensa | protection; bounded, defended; defence |
| 7 | Latin | defensus | driven away, having been driven away; defended,... |
| 8 | Latin | dēfendō | to drive away |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |