Where does “untouched” come from?

Untouched derives from English un- plus touched, with un- tracing through Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and h₂ent-.

untouched (English): Remaining in its original, pristine state,...

Definitions

  1. Remaining in its original, pristine state,...

Ancestry of “untouched”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-not
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “untouched”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →