Where does “unhackneyed” come from?
unhackneyed (English) comes from English hackneyed, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unhackneyed (English): Not hackneyed
Ancestry of “unhackneyed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hackneyed | Repeated too often; Let out for hire; simple past... |
| 2 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 4 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |