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Where does “nonsuitable” come from?

nonsuitable (English) comes from English suitable, from English suit, from Middle English sute, from Anglo-Norman suite, from Vulgar Latin sequita, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor — to follow; to see; to say.

nonsuitable (English): unsuitable

Definitions

  1. unsuitable

Ancestry of “nonsuitable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuitableHaving sufficient or the required properties for...
2EnglishsuitA set of clothes to be worn together, now...
3Middle EnglishsuteClothes or clothing; especially those that match;...
4Anglo-Normansuitepursuit
5Vulgar Latinsequita—
6LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
7Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
8Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
9Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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