Etymology

until

un·til
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Today it means: Up to the time of (something happening); pending. Full definition →

Middle English vntil
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromvntil
  2. English todayuntil

From Middle English vntil, until, untill, ontil, ontill, perhaps representing a northern variant of Middle English unto (see Modern English unto). By surface analysis, un- (“against; toward; up to”) + till.

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