Where does “unmanned” come from?
Unmanned derives from English un- plus manned, which comes from Latin unus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning "one."
unmanned (English): not operated by a person or a crew; simple past...
Definitions
- not operated by a person or a crew; simple past...
Ancestry of “unmanned”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |