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Where does “unhunch” come from?

unhunch (English) comes from English hunch, from English hunk, from English Hungarian, from English Hungary, from Middle English Hungary, from Medieval Latin Hungaria, from Latin Ungari — Hungarians.

unhunch (English): To release from a hunched position

Definitions

  1. To release from a hunched position

Ancestry of “unhunch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhunchA hump; a protuberance; A stooped or curled...
2EnglishhunkA large or dense piece of something; A sexually...
3EnglishHungarianOf, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary,...
4EnglishHungary—
5Middle EnglishHungary—
6Medieval LatinHungariaHungary
7LatinUngariHungarians
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