Where does “unripe” come from?
Unripe comes from Old English unrīpe, a compound of un- and rīpe meaning not ready or not mature.
unripe (English): Not ripe; Developing too early; premature
Definitions
- Not ripe; Developing too early; premature
Ancestry of “unripe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | unrīpe | — |
Words derived from “unripe”