Where does “unskinned” come from?
unskinned (English) comes from English skinned, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unskinned (English): Not skinned; not having had the skin removed
Definitions
- Not skinned; not having had the skin removed
Ancestry of “unskinned”, step by step
unskinned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skinned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skinned | Having skin; Covered in a thin membrane... |
| 2 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 4 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |