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Where does “unzip” come from?

Unzip is derived from English zip, which comes from Latin unus, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- to the root ne and h₂ent-.

unzip (English): To open something using a zipper; To come open by...

Definitions

  1. To open something using a zipper; To come open by...

Ancestry of “unzip”, 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 “unzip”

  • unzippable
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