Where does “unsurprising” come from?
Unsurprising derives from English surprising, which comes from English surprise, ultimately from Latin prehendere meaning to seize or grasp.
unsurprising (English): Not surprising; expected
Definitions
- Not surprising; expected
Ancestry of “unsurprising”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surprising | present participle of surprise; Causing surprise;... |
| 2 | English | surprise | Something unexpected; The feeling that something... |
| 3 | Middle English | surprise | — |
| 4 | Middle French | surprise | Alternative form of surprinse; feminine singular... |
| 5 | Old French | sorprendre | to surprise; to seize; to take control of; to... |
| 6 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 7 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |