un-

English

prefix
Definitions
  • (added to adjectives or past participles) not
  • (added to nouns) absent; lacking; not; negative
  • (added to nouns) contrary to or contrasted against traditional norms; unconventional; alternative

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English un- inherited from Old English un- (not, un-) inherited from *un- inherited from Proto-Germanic *un- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (not, un-, prefix meaning not, negative).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*n̥-

Gloss

not, un-, prefix meaning not, negative

Concept
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