Where does “dissatisfactory” come from?
dissatisfactory (English) comes from English satisfactory, from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactorius, from Latin satisfactus, from Latin satisfacere, from French faire, from Middle French faire, from Old French faire.
dissatisfactory (English): Causing dissatisfaction
Definitions
- Causing dissatisfaction
Ancestry of “dissatisfactory”, step by step
dissatisfactory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English satisfactory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | satisfactory | Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient;... |
| 2 | Middle French | satisfactoire | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | satisfactorius | — |
| 4 | Latin | satisfactus | satisfied |
| 5 | Latin | satisfacere | present active infinitive of satisfaciō |
| 6 | French | faire | to do |
| 7 | Middle French | faire | to do; to make; to choose; to elect |
| 8 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English Dis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dis | Hades |
| 2 | English | disrespect | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;... |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |