Where does “unheard” come from?
Unheard derives from English un- and heard, where heard comes from Latin unus meaning "one," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and h₂ent-.
unheard (English): Not heard; Not listened to; Not known to fame;...
Definitions
- Not heard; Not listened to; Not known to fame;...
Ancestry of “unheard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | un- | not; absent; lacking; not; negative; contrary to... |
| 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 |