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Where does “unparse” come from?

unparse (English) comes from English parse, from Middle English pars, from Old French pars, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

unparse (English): To perform the reverse operation of parsing upon

Definitions

  1. To perform the reverse operation of parsing upon

Ancestry of “unparse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparseTo resolve into its elements, pointing out the...
2Middle Englishparsparts, shares; parts of speech, grammar
3Old Frenchpars—
4Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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