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Where does “unsuspected” come from?

Unsuspected derives from English suspect with the prefix un-, traced through Latin suspectus to Proto-Indo-European roots expressing negation and being.

unsuspected (English): Not suspected; not having raised suspicion

Definitions

  1. Not suspected; not having raised suspicion

Ancestry of “unsuspected”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
3Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
4Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “unsuspected”

  • unsuspectedly
  • unsuspectedness
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