Where does “unpublished” come from?

Unpublished comes from English un- plus published, which derives from Latin pūblicāre, itself built on Latin pūblicus meaning "of the people," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "being" or "entity."

unpublished (English): Not published

Definitions

  1. Not published

Ancestry of “unpublished”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-not
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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