Where does “unmute” come from?

unmute (English) comes from English mute, from Middle French muetir, from Middle French esmeutir.

unmute (English): To restore the sound output (on a speaker or other audio device), having previously muted it

Definitions

  1. To restore the sound output (on a speaker or other audio device), having previously muted it

Ancestry of “unmute”, step by step

unmute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuteNot having the power of speech; dumb; Silent; not...
2Middle Frenchmuetir—
3Middle Frenchesmeutir—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle French esmeutir →Every word from Middle French muetir →Every word from English mute →