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Where does “unhinged” come from?

Unhinged comes from English hinge, from Latin unus meaning "one," tracing to Proto-Indo-European óynos and ultimately to the root ano-.

unhinged (English): simple past tense and past participle of unhinge;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of unhinge;...

Ancestry of “unhinged”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendung—
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “unhinged”

  • unhingedness
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