Where does “unwired” come from?
unwired (English) comes from English wired, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος.
unwired (English): simple past tense and past participle of unwire
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of unwire
Ancestry of “unwired”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wired | Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power... |
| 2 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 3 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 4 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 5 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 6 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 7 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |