Where does “unrecent” come from?

unrecent (English) comes from English recent, from French récent, from Spanish reciente, from Italian recente, from Latin recēns, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

unrecent (English): Not recent

Definitions

  1. Not recent

Ancestry of “unrecent”, step by step

unrecent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English recent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecentHaving happened a short while ago; Up-to-date;...
2Frenchrécentrecent
3Spanishrecienterecent
4Italianrecenterecent
5Latinrecēnsnew, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen-Every word from Latin recēnsEvery word from Italian recente