Where does “unmade” come from?
Unmade comes from English made, derived from Latin unus through Proto-Indo-European óynos, with the prefix un- tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne, meaning "not."
unmade (English): not made; existing without having been made;...
Definitions
- not made; existing without having been made;...
Ancestry of “unmade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | made | A grub or maggot; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | Middle English | made | Alternative form of madde; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | macode | — |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | — |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |