Etymology

unpretty

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Today it means: Not pretty. Full definition →

English pretty ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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unpretty · adjective1

  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. Englishpretty
  9. English todayunpretty

From un- + pretty (adjective).

unpretty · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishpretty
  10. English todayunpretty

From un- + pretty (verb).

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