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"U" Word Origins

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“U” Word Origins

From Middle English uncerteyn, from un- + certain.

From Middle English uncerteynnes; equivalent to uncertain + -ness.

From Middle English uncerteynte, from un- + certainty.

From un- + chain.

unchallengeable

From un- + challengeable.

From un- + challenged.

From un- + challenging.

From un- + chancy.

Inherited from Middle English unchaungeable; equivalent to un- + changeable.

From un- + changed.

From un- + changing.

From un- + charactered.

From un- + charm.

From un- + charted.

From Middle English unchaste, unchaast, unchast, equivalent to un- + chaste.

From un- + chastised.

From Middle English unchastite; equivalent to un- + chastity.

From un- + checked.

From un- + checkered.

From un- + cheery.

From un- + churchly.

From un- 'not' plus circumcise, from Latin circumcidere 'to cut around'.

From un- + civil.

From un- + civilized.

From un- + claimed.

From Middle English uncle, via Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus ("maternal uncle," literally "little grandfather").

From Old English unclǣne, from un- + clean.

From Middle English unclenlī, onclenlich, from Old English unclǣnlīc, equivalent to un- + cleanly.

From Middle English unclere, from un- + clear.

From uncle + -y or uncle + -ly.

From Middle English unclothen, equivalent to un- + clothe.

From un- + clubbable.

From un- + coif.

From un- + coil.

uncollectedness

From uncollected + -ness.

From un- + colorful.

From un- + combinable.

From un- + comfortable.

From uncomfortable + -ly.

From un- + commenced.

From un- + common.

From uncommon + -ly.

uncommunicative

From un- + communicative.

From un- + compact.

From Middle English uncomparable; equivalent to un- + comparable.

From un- + compassion.

From un- + complex.

From un- + complexity.