Where does “unrequited” come from?
Unrequited derives from English un- plus requited, with requited coming from Latin re- plus quītus (meaning "paid" or "settled"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "to be before" or "to face."
unrequited (English): Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not...
Definitions
- Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not...
Ancestry of “unrequited”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Un- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 3 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “unrequited”