Where does “unscroll” come from?
unscroll (English) comes from English scroll, from Middle English scrowle, from Middle English scrowe, from Old French escroe, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
unscroll (English): To open or unfold progressively, as a scroll does
Definitions
- To open or unfold progressively, as a scroll does
Ancestry of “unscroll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scroll | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed... |
| 2 | Middle English | scrowle | — |
| 3 | Middle English | scrowe | — |
| 4 | Old French | escroe | — |
| 5 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to turn, curve; to turn , wind; to turn around,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |