Etymology

unrealize

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Today it means: To make unreal; to idealize. Full definition →

English unreal ← Middle English real ← Old French ree
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unrealize · verb1

  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*(H)reh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  10. Proto-Italic*reis
  11. Classical Latinrēs
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Late Latinreālis
  15. Old Frenchree
  16. Middle Englishreal
  17. Englishreal
  18. Englishunreal
  19. English todayunrealize

From unreal + -ize.

unrealize · 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. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  11. Proto-Italic*reis
  12. Classical Latinrēs
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Late Latinreālis
  16. Old Frenchree
  17. Middle Englishreal
  18. Englishreal
  19. Englishrealize
  20. English todayunrealize

From un- + realize.

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