Where does “inacceptably” come from?
inacceptably (English) comes from English acceptable, from Middle English acceptable, from Middle French acceptable, from Latin acceptabilis, from Latin acceptō, from Latin accipiō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
inacceptably (English): Synonym of unacceptably
Definitions
- Synonym of unacceptably
Ancestry of “inacceptably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acceptable | worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or... |
| 2 | Middle English | acceptable | Pleasant, agreeable; causing a positive reception |
| 3 | Middle French | acceptable | — |
| 4 | Latin | acceptabilis | acceptable |
| 5 | Latin | acceptō | to take, receive, accept (regularly) |
| 6 | Latin | accipiō | to receive, accept, take |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |