Where does “unlensed” come from?
unlensed (English) comes from English lensed, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unlensed (English): Not lensed
Definitions
- Not lensed
Ancestry of “unlensed”, step by step
unlensed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lensed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lensed | Having a lens; simple past tense and 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... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |