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Where does β€œunadvisable” come from?

unadvisable (English) comes from English advisable, from English advise, from Middle English avisen, from Old French aviser, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€.

unadvisable (English): Inadvisable; Unwilling to take advice; Imprudent

Definitions

  1. Inadvisable; Unwilling to take advice; Imprudent

Ancestry of β€œunadvisable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadvisableWorthy of being recommended; desirable; Capable...
2EnglishadviseTo give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as...
3Middle EnglishavisenTo consider, review
4Old Frenchaviserto recognize; to pay attention to; to advise; to...
5Old Frenchavisopinion
6Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
7LatinAβ€”
8EtruscanπŒ€β€”
9Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
10Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
11Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from β€œunadvisable”

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