Etymology

unspecific

un·spe·cif·ic
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Today it means: Synonym of nonspecific (“not specific”). Full definition →

English specific ← Old French specifique ← Middle English un-
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  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. Old Frenchspecifique
  9. Englishspecific
  10. English todayunspecific

From un- + specific.

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