Where does “unpristine” come from?
unpristine (English) comes from English pristine, from Middle French pristin, from Latin pristinus, from Latin prius, from Latin prior, from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Italic prijōs, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
unpristine (English): Not pristine; sullied, dirty, impure
Definitions
- Not pristine; sullied, dirty, impure
Ancestry of “unpristine”, step by step
unpristine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pristine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pristine | Unspoiled; still with its original purity;... |
| 2 | Middle French | pristin | former; old; unspoiled; as new |
| 3 | Latin | pristinus | former, early, original, primitive; pristine;... |
| 4 | Latin | prius | nominative neuter singular of prior; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | prior | former, prior, previous; the first, the original;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | priōs | former |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prijōs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |