'uncurated' originates from English, formed by the prefix 'un-' + the past participle 'curated' (from the verb 'curate'); 'curate' ultimately comes from Latin 'curare', where 'cur-' meant 'care' or 'to take care of'.

'curate' developed from Latin 'curatus' (past participle of 'curare') into Church/Middle English usage for a clergy 'curate', later becoming a verb in modern English meaning 'to organize or select items for presentation'; 'curated' is the past participle, and 'uncurated' arose by adding the English negative prefix 'un-' to mean 'not curated'.

Initially, forms related to 'curare' meant 'to take care of' (especially in a pastoral/church sense); over time 'curate' gained the modern sense 'to select, organize, and present (works/items)', and 'uncurated' now means 'not selected or organized'.