Etymology

unannounced

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Today it means: Not announced beforehand. Full definition →

English announced ← Old French anoncier ← Latin annūntiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Latinnūntius
  13. Latinnūntiō
  14. Latinadnūntiō
  15. Latinannūntiō
  16. Old Frenchanoncier
  17. Englishannounce
  18. Englishannounced
  19. English todayunannounced

From un- + announced.

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