'unanchored' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'anchor', which comes from Latin 'ancora', meaning 'anchor'.

'anchor' changed from the Latin word 'ancora' and eventually became the modern English word 'anchor'.

Initially, 'anchor' meant 'a device to hold a ship in place', but over time, 'unanchored' evolved to mean 'not fixed in position'.