what is the origin of the word unsightly ?

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What is the origin of the word unsightly?
The only known use of the adverb unsightly is in the early 1700s. OED's only evidence for unsightly is from 1726, in a translation by Giacomo Leoni, architect. unsightly is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1 5, sightly adj.
 
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