Etymology Explorer β€Ί English

Where does β€œnonavailability” come from?

nonavailability (English) comes from English availability, from English available, from English avail, from Middle English availen, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”.

nonavailability (English): A lack of availability

Definitions

  1. A lack of availability

Ancestry of β€œnonavailability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishavailabilityThe quality of being available; That which is...
2EnglishavailableSuch as one may avail oneself of; capable of...
3EnglishavailTo turn to the advantage of; To be of service to;...
4Middle Englishavailento be of use
5Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
6LatinAβ€”
7EtruscanπŒ€β€”
8Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
9Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
10Egyptian𓃾—
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