Where does “unstupid” come from?

unstupid (English) comes from English stupid, from Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

unstupid (English): Not stupid

Definitions

  1. Not stupid

Ancestry of “unstupid”, step by step

unstupid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stupid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstupidLacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality...
2Middle Frenchstupide—
3Latinstupidussenseless, stunned, amazed; stupid; dull
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin stupidus →