Where does “unairworthiness” come from?
unairworthiness (English) comes from English unairworthy, from English airworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ.
unairworthiness (English): The state or quality of being unairworthy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being unairworthy
Ancestry of “unairworthiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unairworthy | Not ready to fly; unfit for an air voyage |
| 2 | English | airworthy | Meeting standards for safe flight |
| 3 | English | -worthy | Of sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable... |
| 4 | English | Worthy | OS grid ref SS8548 |
| 5 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 6 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 7 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 8 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 9 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |