Where does “unpainted” come from?
Unpainted derives from English un- plus painted, ultimately tracing through Latin ūnus and Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and h₂ent-.
unpainted (English): Not painted
Ancestry of “unpainted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | painted | simple past tense and past participle of paint;... |