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Where does “unloved” come from?

Unloved derives from English un- plus loved, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "being" or "entity," through various Proto-Indo-European roots including óynos and ano-.

unloved (English): Not loved; simple past tense and past participle...

Definitions

  1. Not loved; simple past tense and past participle...

Ancestry of “unloved”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlovedsimple past tense and past participle of love;...
2Middle Englishloved—
3Old Englishlufode—
4Old Englishlufianto love
5Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “unloved”

  • unlovedness
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