Where does “inadvisable” come from?
Inadvisable comes from English advise with the prefix in- (from Latin in-, negation) and the suffix -able, ultimately deriving from Latin ad- and -iō.
inadvisable (English): unwise; not recommended; not prudent; not to be...
Definitions
- unwise; not recommended; not prudent; not to be...
Ancestry of “inadvisable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | advisable | Worthy of being recommended; desirable; Capable... |
| 2 | English | advise | To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as... |
| 3 | Middle English | avisen | To consider, review |
| 4 | Old French | aviser | to recognize; to pay attention to; to advise; to... |
| 5 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 6 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 7 | Latin | A | — |
| 8 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 10 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 11 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |