Where does “unslated” come from?
unslated (English) comes from English slated, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unslated (English): Not fitted with slates
Definitions
- Not fitted with slates
Ancestry of “unslated”, step by step
unslated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slated | scheduled; simple past tense and past participle... |
| 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 |