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Where does “unmentioned” come from?

Unmentioned derives from English mention with the prefix un-, ultimately tracing through Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- to the root ne-.

unmentioned (English): Not mentioned; simple past tense and past...

Definitions

  1. Not mentioned; simple past tense and past...

Ancestry of “unmentioned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmentionTo not mention or fail to mention
2EnglishmentionA speaking or notice of anything, usually in a...
3Middle Englishmenciounmention
4Old Frenchmentionmention
5Latinmentionemaccusative singular of mentiō
6Latinmentiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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