'unwrap' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' or 'reverse' and the word 'wrap' from Old English 'wrappan', meaning 'to cover'.

'wrappan' transformed into the Middle English word 'wrappe', and eventually became the modern English word 'wrap'.

Initially, 'wrap' meant 'to cover or enclose', and 'unwrap' evolved to mean 'to remove the covering'.