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Where does “successless” come from?

successless (English) comes from English success, from Italian successo, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

successless (English): Without success; unsuccessful

Definitions

  1. Without success; unsuccessful

Ancestry of “successless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuccessThe achievement of one's aim or goal; Financial...
2Italiansuccesso—
3Latinsuccessuscourse, flow , approach, outcome, success;...
4Latinsuccēdere—
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupo—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “successless”

  • successlessness
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