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Where does “unaffordability” come from?

unaffordability (English) comes from English affordability, from English afford, from Middle English afforthen, from Middle English iforthen, from Old English ġeforþian, from Old English forþian, from Old English forþon, from Old English fōr — passed , crossed.

unaffordability (English): The state or condition of being unaffordable

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being unaffordable

Ancestry of “unaffordability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaffordabilityThe extent to which something is affordable, as...
2EnglishaffordTo incur, stand, or bear without serious...
3Middle Englishafforthen—
4Middle Englishiforthen—
5Old Englishġeforþianto further, accomplish, afford
6Old Englishforþianto further, accomplish, afford
7Old Englishforþonbecause, since
8Old Englishfōrjourney; going, course, journey
9Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
10Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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