Where does “unspavined” come from?
unspavined (English) comes from English spavined, from English spavin, from Middle English spavein, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
unspavined (English): Not spavined
Definitions
- Not spavined
Ancestry of “unspavined”, step by step
unspavined traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spavined
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spavined | Having spavin; Old, worn out, obsolete |
| 2 | English | spavin | A disease of horses characterized by a bony... |
| 3 | Middle English | spavein | — |
| 4 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 5 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |