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Where does “unairworthy” come from?

unairworthy (English) comes from English airworthy, from English -worthy, from English Worthy, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ.

unairworthy (English): Not ready to fly; unfit for an air voyage

Definitions

  1. Not ready to fly; unfit for an air voyage

Ancestry of “unairworthy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishairworthyMeeting standards for safe flight
2English-worthyOf sufficient worth for; deserving of; Suitable...
3EnglishWorthy—
4English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
5EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
6Middle Englishgrisely—
7Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
8Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
9Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “unairworthy”

  • unairworthiness
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