Where does “untopped” come from?
untopped (English) comes from English topped — simple past tense and past participle of top.
untopped (English): Not having had the top cut off; Not covered with...
Definitions
- Not having had the top cut off; Not covered with...
Ancestry of “untopped”, step by step
untopped traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English topped
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | topped | simple past tense and past participle of top |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |