Where does “unsubscribe” come from?
unsubscribe (English) comes from English unsure, from English sure, from Middle English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
unsubscribe (English): To cancel a subscription, especially to an online...
Definitions
- To cancel a subscription, especially to an online...
Ancestry of “unsubscribe”, step by step
unsubscribe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsure | uncertain; unstable or precarious |
| 2 | English | sure | Physically secure and certain, non-failing,... |
| 3 | Middle English | sure | safe, protected; fortified, well-defended,... |
| 4 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 5 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English subscribe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subscribe | To sign up to have copies of a publication, such... |
| 2 | Middle English | subscriben | — |