Where does “unpurpose” come from?

unpurpose (English) comes from English purpose, from Middle English purposen, from Old French purposer, from Latin prōpōnere.

unpurpose (English): Lack or absence of purpose; purposelessness; To...

Definitions

  1. Lack or absence of purpose; purposelessness; To...

Ancestry of “unpurpose”, step by step

unpurpose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English purpose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpurposeAn objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a...
2Middle Englishpurposen—
3Old Frenchpurposerto propose; to make a proposition
4Latinprōpōnere—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin prōpōnere →Every word from Old French purposer →Every word from Middle English purposen →