Etymology

unclose

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Today it means: To open; to unclench. Full definition →

English close ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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unclose · verb1

Inherited from Middle English unclosen. By surface analysis, un- (reversive suffix) + close (verb).

unclose · adjective2

  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. Englishclose
  9. English todayunclose

From un- (“not”) + close (adjective).

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