Where does “ungelled” come from?

ungelled (English) comes from English gelled, from Arabic جلد, from Proto-Semitic gild-.

ungelled (English): Not gelled

Definitions

  1. Not gelled

Ancestry of “ungelled”, step by step

ungelled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gelled

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgelledsimple past tense and past participle of gel;...
2Arabicجلدskin; hide; leather
3Proto-Semiticgild-—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Semitic gild- →Every word from Arabic جلد →Every word from English gelled →