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Where does “unmirrored” come from?

unmirrored (English) comes from English mirrored, from English mirror, from Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor, from Old French mirer, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...

unmirrored (English): Not mirrored

Definitions

  1. Not mirrored

Ancestry of “unmirrored”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmirroredsimple past tense and past participle of mirror
2EnglishmirrorA smooth surface, usually made of glass with...
3Middle EnglishmirourA mirror, looking-glass, or other reflective...
4Old Frenchmireormirror; a typical example
5Old Frenchmirerto look at; to watch
6Latinmīror—
7Latinmīrus—
8Proto-Italicsmeiros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansméyroslaughing, smiling
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmey-to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
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