unprocessed
unprocessed
UK[ˌʌnˈprəʊsest]US[ˌʌnˈprɑːsest]
adj
not having been treated or prepared by a special process
adj
(of data) not having been subjected to analysis or processing
Morpheme Breakdown
un
process
ed
un
not
process
to treat
ed
adjective suffix
Etymology
the word 'unprocessed' is a modern english formation built upon the core verb 'process'. the term 'process' entered english in the 14th century from old french 'proces', which itself derived from latin 'processus', the past participle of 'procedere' meaning "to go forward, advance". the latin roots are 'pro-' (forward) and 'cedere' (to go). the negative prefix 'un-', of old english origin, is added to negate the action, creating the sense of "not advanced or treated". finally, the participial suffix '-ed' completes the adjective, describing a raw or untreated state, whether referring to materials or data. thus, the word's logic moves from the ancient concept of forward movement to the modern industrial and computational idea of treatment, which is then negated.
Analysis
Structure: un (not) + process (to treat) + ed (adjective suffix)
- un: a prefix of germanic origin (old english) meaning "not".
- process: a verb of latin origin (via old french), from 'processus' meaning "progression, course, advance".
- ed: a suffix of germanic origin (old english) used to form adjectives from verbs, indicating a state or condition.
Examples
the unprocessed wool was rough and contained natural oils.
we only use unprocessed foods in our recipes.
the raw, unprocessed data was too vast to interpret without software.