Etymology

unprepared

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Today it means: Not prepared; caught by surprise. Full definition →

English prepared ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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unprepared · adjective, noun1

  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. Englishprepare
  9. Englishprepared
  10. English todayunprepared

From un- + prepared.

unprepared · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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