un·to

[uhn-too; unstressed uhn-tuh]
preposition
1.
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
2.
until; till.

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

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unto (ˈʌntuː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
prep
an archaic word for to
 
[C13: of Scandinavian origin; see until]

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Etymonline
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.

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Example sentences
All the characters seem to be a species unto themselves.
The first stage, really an algorithm unto itself, builds clusters of names from
  the adjacency requests.
Vengeful philanthropy: it was a category unto itself.
Granted a few serious scholars look at singlehood, not as a default status, but
  as a status unto itself.
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