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unto

[uhn-too; unstressed uhn-tuh]

Origin

preposition

to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).

until; till.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English, equivalent to un(till) until + to to

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World English Dictionary

unto (ˈʌntuː)

—*prep*
	an archaic word for to

[C13: of Scandinavian origin; see until]

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Word Origin & History

unto

mid-13c., perhaps a modification of until, with southern to in place of northern equivalent till. Or perhaps a native formation on the model of until from O.E. *und- "up to," cognate of the first element in until. Since 18c., chiefly in dignified, archaic, or Biblical styles.

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Idioms & Phrases

unto

see do unto others; law unto oneself.