unenlightened

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English enlightened

English unenlightened

From un- + enlightened.

Adjective

unenlightened (comparative more unenlightened, superlative most unenlightened)

1. Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.

Derived terms

• unenlightenedly