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Where does “incommodious” come from?

incommodious (English) comes from English commodious, from Middle English commodious, from Anglo-Norman commodious, from Old French commodieux, from Medieval Latin commodiosus, from Latin commodus, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

incommodious (English): Uncomfortable or inhospitable, especially due to...

Definitions

  1. Uncomfortable or inhospitable, especially due to...

Ancestry of “incommodious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommodiousAdvantageous; profitable; Comfortable, free from...
2Middle Englishcommodious—
3Anglo-Normancommodious—
4Old Frenchcommodieux—
5Medieval Latincommodiosus—
6Latincommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “incommodious”

  • incommodiously
  • incommodiousness
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