Where does “unsprocketed” come from?
unsprocketed (English) comes from English sprocketed, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian — on, onto.
unsprocketed (English): Of photographic film: lacking perforations
Definitions
- Of photographic film: lacking perforations
Ancestry of “unsprocketed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sprocketed | Fitted with sprockets; Of photographic film:... |
| 2 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 4 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 5 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 6 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 7 | Old English | endung | — |
| 8 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |