'ungratified' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'gratified' from Latin 'gratificari', where 'gratus' meant 'pleasing'.

'gratificari' transformed into the French word 'gratifier', and eventually became the modern English word 'gratify', with 'un-' added to form 'ungratified'.

Initially, it meant 'not pleased or satisfied', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.