Where does “unfulfilled” come from?
Unfulfilled derives from English fulfill plus the prefix un-, ultimately tracing through Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos and h₂ent- meaning "not" and "being."
unfulfilled (English): Lacking fulfillment; marked by a feeling of...
Definitions
- Lacking fulfillment; marked by a feeling of...
Ancestry of “unfulfilled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |