Where does “unkennel” come from?
unkennel (English) comes from English kennel, from Middle English kenel, from Anglo-Norman kenil, from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin canile, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
unkennel (English): To scare out from a lair or a den; To let out of...
Definitions
- To scare out from a lair or a den; To let out of...
Ancestry of “unkennel”, step by step
unkennel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kennel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kennel | A house or shelter for a dog; A facility at which... |
| 2 | Middle English | kenel | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | kenil | — |
| 4 | Old French | chenil | kennel |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | canile | kennel |
| 6 | Latin | Canis | a dog, a hound animal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |