Unseen
/ˌʌnˈsiːn/noun
Not seen or visible; hidden from sight.
Did you know?“Unseen” comes from Old English roots, where the prefix for negation simply cancels the act of seeing, making it one of the oldest everyday words for hidden things.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
unseon
“not seen; unseen”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*un- + *sehaną
“not + to see”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ekʷ-
“to see, perceive”
Middle English
ME
unseen
“not seen; invisible”
Modern English
English
unseen
“not seen or visible”