Where does “unfurnished” come from?
Unfurnished comes from English un- plus furnished, which derives from Latin unus meaning "one," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and h₂ent-.
unfurnished (English): Not furnished; having no furnishings
Definitions
- Not furnished; having no furnishings
Ancestry of “unfurnished”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfurnish | To strip of defences or defenders; To strip of... |
| 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 |