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un- (un)

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Gr an-, a- (see a-, an-), L in- (see in-), and to the negative elements in no, not, nor
not, lack of, the opposite of unconcern, unreason, unwonted
Etymology: ME un-, on- < OE un-, on-, and-, back, akin to Ger ent-, Du ont-
back; the reverse or removal of: added to verbs to indicate a reversal of the action and to nouns to indicate a removal or release of the thing mentioned or from the condition, place, etc. indicated, and sometimes used merely as an intensive [unbind, unfold; unbonnet, unbosom; unloose]