Where does “unmellow” come from?

unmellow (English) comes from English mellow, from Middle English melowe.

unmellow (English): Not mellow

Definitions

  1. Not mellow

Ancestry of “unmellow”, step by step

unmellow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mellow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmellowSoft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a...
2Middle Englishmelowe

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle English meloweEvery word from English mellow