Where does “unveiled” come from?
Unveiled derives from Middle English unveilen, meaning to remove a veil or covering.
unveiled (English): simple past tense and past participle of unveil;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of unveil;...
Ancestry of “unveiled”, step by step
unveiled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English veil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | veil | Something hung up or spread out to hide or... |
| 2 | Middle English | veil | — |
| 3 | Latin | velum | the sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Middle English unveiled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | unveiled | — |