Where does “unpack” come from?
Unpack derives from English pack with the prefix un-, from Latin unus meaning "one," from Proto-Indo-European óynos, related to the root ano- and ultimately ne and en.
unpack (English): To remove from a package or container,...
Definitions
- To remove from a package or container,...
Ancestry of “unpack”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pack | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pakken | To pack; to put into a pack or container; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “unpack”