Where does “unoriginal” come from?
Unoriginal comes from English original, from Latin ōriginalis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning "one," combined with Latin -ālis and vertere meaning "to turn."
unoriginal (English): Lacking originality; Not being the first or...
Definitions
- Lacking originality; Not being the first or...
Ancestry of “unoriginal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | original | relating to the origin or beginning; preceding... |
| 2 | Middle English | original | original, primordial; preceding everything else;... |
| 3 | Old French | original | — |
| 4 | Latin | orīginālis | original |
| 5 | Latin | orīgō | commencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination |
| 6 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |