Where does “unadvantageous” come from?

unadvantageous (English) comes from English advantageous, from Middle French avantageus.

unadvantageous (English): Not advantageous

Definitions

  1. Not advantageous

Ancestry of “unadvantageous”, step by step

unadvantageous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English advantageous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadvantageousBeing of advantage, beneficial
2Middle Frenchavantageus

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne

Words derived from “unadvantageous

Every word from Middle French avantageusEvery word from English advantageous
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