Where does “unacceptable” come from?
Unacceptable derives from Middle English unacceptabylle, formed with the prefix un- attached to a word based on Latin acceptabilis, meaning worthy of acceptance.
unacceptable (English): unsatisfactory; not acceptable; not conforming to...
Definitions
- unsatisfactory; not acceptable; not conforming to...
Ancestry of “unacceptable”, step by step
Words derived from “unacceptable”