Etymology

uncool

U1N1C3O1O1L1

Today it means: Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool. Full definition →

English cool ← Middle English cool ← Old English cōl
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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*gel-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gól-
  10. Proto-Germanic*kalaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*kōluz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*kōl(ī)
  13. Old Englishcōl
  14. Middle Englishcool
  15. Englishcool
  16. English todayuncool

From un- + cool.

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