Where does “distastefulness” come from?
distastefulness (English) comes from English distasteful, from English distaste, from English taste, from Middle English tasten, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think.
distastefulness (English): The state or quality of being distasteful or...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being distasteful or...
Ancestry of “distastefulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distasteful | Having a bad or foul taste; Unpleasant; Offensive |
| 2 | English | distaste | A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy;... |
| 3 | English | taste | One of the sensations produced by the tongue in... |
| 4 | Middle English | tasten | To taste; To partake in or ingest; To examine by... |
| 5 | Old French | taster | to taste; to touch; to hit; to strike |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | tastare | to touch, feel; present active infinitive of... |
| 7 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 10 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 11 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |