Where does “unpaunch” come from?

unpaunch (English) comes from English paunch, from Middle English paunche, from Old French pance, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

unpaunch (English): To eviscerate, disembowel

Definitions

  1. To eviscerate, disembowel

Ancestry of “unpaunch”, step by step

unpaunch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paunch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaunchThe first compartment of the stomach of a...
2Middle Englishpaunchestomach, belly; innards, guts
3Old Frenchpancestomach; belly
4Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Old French pance →Every word from Middle English paunche →