Where does “unfilled” come from?
Unfilled comes from English fill, derived from Latin unus meaning "one," which traces to Proto-Indo-European óynos and the root ano-, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root pleh₁-.
unfilled (English): Not filled, especially occupational positions;...
Definitions
- Not filled, especially occupational positions;...
Ancestry of “unfilled”, step by step
unfilled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfill | To empty |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 3 | English | still | Not moving; calm; Not effervescing; not... |
| 4 | Old English | stillan | become calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English filled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filled | That is now full; simple past tense and past... |