Where does “unsooted” come from?
unsooted (English) comes from English sooted, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unsooted (English): Not covered or dressed with soot
Definitions
- Not covered or dressed with soot
Ancestry of “unsooted”, step by step
unsooted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sooted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sooted | Stained or marked with soot |
| 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 |