Where does “unspoiler” come from?
unspoiler (English) comes from English spoiler, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
unspoiler (English): To bypass the spoiler warning on (a message) so as to view the contents
Definitions
- To bypass the spoiler warning on (a message) so as to view the contents
Ancestry of “unspoiler”, step by step
unspoiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spoiler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spoiler | One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |