Where does “unrelated” come from?

Unrelated derives from English related, which comes from Latin relatus (past participle of referre, to carry back), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- (to be or exist).

unrelated (English): not connected or associated; not related by...

Definitions

  1. not connected or associated; not related by...

Ancestry of “unrelated”, 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

Words derived from “unrelated”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →