'unsupported' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'support', which comes from Latin 'supportare', where 'sub-' meant 'from below' and 'portare' meant 'to carry'.

'supportare' transformed into the Old French word 'supporter', and eventually became the modern English word 'support'.

Initially, it meant 'to carry from below', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to provide assistance or backing'.