Where does “unrate” come from?
unrate (English) comes from English rate, from French rate, from French rat, from Middle French rat, from Old French rat, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz — to scrape.
unrate (English): To remove the rating from something
Definitions
- To remove the rating from something
Ancestry of “unrate”, step by step
unrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rate | The worth of something; value; The proportional... |
| 2 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 3 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 4 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 5 | Old French | rat | rat rodent |
| 6 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |